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Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism [Hardcover]

Antoinette K. Gordon (Author)

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Publication Date: May 1, 1998

This book, first published in 1939, gives a descriptive outline of the principal gods in the Tibetan pantheon, tracing the main features and symbols that are used to denote each one. A comprehensive illustrated list of the various ritual objects, talismans, symbols, mudras, and asanas and vahanas that are used in the images of gods is accompanied with a word list of the Sanskrit terms most commonly encountered in a study of Lamaism. A set of 31 thangkas from the famous collection of Baron A. von Stael-Holstein has been included in this new and revised edition.

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About the Author

Antoinette K. Gordon was the research associate in anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History. She made the study of Tibetan art and religion her life-work.

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Hardcover: 131 pages
Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers; 1 edition (May 1, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 8121502608
ISBN-13: 978-8121502603
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Voluminous!, April 9, 2007

Nathan Gerheim "Kunga Yeshe" (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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I used to go to my college library just to sort of visit with the deities in this book.

There are statues of wrathful and peaceful nature. Some are simple, some complex. Some are popular forms of deities and some I think are quite rare! The book is full of photographs and so it is good for those of us who are lazy and do not want to do a lot of reading, like me!

It is especially good because it has so much information and a lot of very large pages.

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