Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion [Hardcover]

Phil Borges (Photographer)

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"Every word substantial food for thought, every picture honest and revealing. Tibetan Portrait is truly moving. Everything here goes straight to the heart."--Robert Thurman Tibet House

"Phil Borges has somehow transformed portraits of Tibetans into landscapes of the soul of an occupied nation. We cannot avert the steady gaze of his chosen subjects. Their haunting eyes are open windows into a culture of compassion that must attract global attention to regain its freedom and its homeland."--Galen Rowell
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About the Author

An award-winning Seattle-based photographer, Phil Borges divides his time between editorial and commercial assignments and documentary projects which focus on different cultures and subcultures. A recent chapter president of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), Borges received the Pacific Northwest Media Inc. Photographer of the Year award in 1992. His work has won numerous awards during his career and is used by editorial and corporate clients worldwide.

His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the spiritual and temporal head of Tibet. Since 1959 he has lived in Dharamsala, India, where he leads the Tibetan government-in-exile. A spokesman for nonviolence, his efforts toward world peace were acknowledged with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. A scholar and writer, his many books include My Land and My People; Kindness, Clarity and Insight; A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night; Ocean of Wisdom; and The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of its Philosophy and Practice. His wisdom and compassion have served as an inspiration for people all over the world.

Jeffrey Hopkins is a well-known Buddhist scholar and writer. The author of twenty-one books, including Empty Yoga, The Tantra Distinction, and Meditation on Emptiness, he has also introduced, annotated, and edited translations of many Tibetan Buddhist texts. Hopkins has served as the official interpreter for His Holiness the Dalai Lama on many of his U.S. lecture tours. He is currently a professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia.

A well-known writer and scholar, Elie Wiesel was named the Nobel Peace Laureate in 1986. Since 1976 he has been the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities as well as University Professor of religious studies at Boston University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli; annotated edition edition (April 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847819574
• ISBN-13: 978-0847819577
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 0.6 x 9.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #325,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > History > Asia > Tibet

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and Inspirational, February 4, 1999

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This review is from: Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion (Hardcover)

Phil Borges amazing photography, accompanied by words from the Dalai Lama make this book not only beautiful to look at, but inspiring as well.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most touching portraits I've seen., December 4, 1998

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This book is incredible. I am an artist myself and have seen more than my share of photographic portraits and none of them touch the quality of these. It is the kind of book you can look at again and again. There is nothing pathetic or dramatic about these photos, they are pure and seem to cut right to the truth of the subject. Whether the cause of Tibet is something you are passionate about or not - the spirit and life in these portraits will make you feel like you are seeing the soul of the subject and want to do something to help.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An ancient wisdom ,clarified., December 3, 1998

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This review is from: Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion (Hardcover)

For those who might have a curiosity as to what THE Power of Compassion is... there is no finer synthesis of portrait and teaching than this rare gem of clarity. Real world suffering as the vehicle of our own liberation in the here and now.Impeccable credentials distinguish the Teacher,His Holiness the Dalai Lama. You are in for a precious experience.