TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dorje, Gyurme
AU  - Tsering, Tashi
AU  - Stoddard, Heather
AU  - Alexender, Andre
TI  - Jokhang : Tibet`s most sacred Buddhist temple 
SN  - 9785000976920
AV  - BQ6349.L432 G774 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - London 
PB  -  Tibet Charitable Trust 
KW  - Gtsug-lag-khaṅ (Lhasa, China)
KW  - History
KW  - Buddhist temples
KW  - China
KW  - Tibet Autonomous Region
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Lhasa (China : District)
KW  - Religion
KW  - Tibet Autonomous Region (China)
N1  - "Part 1 presents Zhakabpa's detailed inventory to the great temple;  Part 2 compiles historical sources illustrating its importance in Tibetan life; Part 3  draws upon early historical material to highlight the temple's geomantic origins, the inauguration of the Great Prayer Festival and the early wall painings in the Jokhang; Part 4 explores the temple's intricate Indo-Nepalese architecture; Part 5 illustrates 108 bronze images from the Jokhang repository"--Dust jacket; Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-280) and index
N2  - Lying at the center of an ancient network of Buddhist temples in the Great Temple of Lhasa, the Jokhang Temple is the heart of spiritual and economic life in Tibet. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is the atmospheric focal point of Lhasa, from which bustling narrow lanes of commerce radiate outward in all directions
ER  -