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Soft cover. Condizione: New. 50 pages (1 folded) : illustrations (colour) ; 30 cm. Contents: Prologue : the venerable Lama Monlam Gyatso Foreword : Alain Bordier Introduction : Ulrich von Schroeder Sakyamuni : the historical Buddha. Plate 1 : Buddha Sakyamuni at Bodhgaya : North-Eastern India : Pala Style : 11th /12th century Life of the Historical Buddha . Plate 2 : life story of the historical Buddha Sakyamuni : Tibet : 14th century Spread of Buddhism to Tibet . Plate 3 : Dhumavas Sri-Devi : the "Smoke-Clad-Lady" : Tibet : 14th century Foreign inspiration and Tibetan creativity. Plate 4 : stone relief carving of Buddha Sakyamuni : Tibet : 15th/16th century Patrons of Buddhism. Plate 5 : King Ripumalla, Khasa ruler of Western Nepal and Western Tibet worshipping the "White Tara" : Khasa Tradition of Western Nepal : early 14th century Buddhist teachings and transmissions . Plate 6 : the first four abbots of Ngor Monastery in Southern Tibet : Tibet : circa 1475-1500 AD Mahasiddhas : "great masters of accomplishment". Plate 7 : Mahasiddha Virupa : the Great Teacher : Tibetan gilt copper traditions : circa 15th century Casting metal sculptures. Plate 8 : enthroned Buddha Sakyamuni. Tibetan brass traditions : 13th/14th century Tibetan traditions of metal sculptures. Plate 9 : Manjughosa : the "gentle voice" : Nepalese Schools in Tibet : 13th century Tibetan traditions of Thangka Paintings. Plate 10 : Nila-Vajravidarana. N.-E. Tibet (Qinghai) : Kokonor Tibetan culture : 13th century Ritual and practice in Tibetan Buddhism. Plate 11 : ritual objects used in Tibetan Buddhist practice Multiplication of Buddhas. Plate 12 : Amoghasiddhi : the Buddha of "unfailing success" : Tibetan brass traditions : 13th Century "Bodhisattva ideal". Plate 13 : Avalokitesvara Padmapani : Nepal : early Malla period (circa 1200-1482 AD) : 13th/14th century Tantric Buddhism. Plate 14 : mandala of the Pancaraksa : the "five protectresses" : Tibet : 15th century Buddhist Protector deities. Plate 15 : Mahakala : the "great black-one" : Tibetan brass traditions : circa 15th century Peaceful goddesses. Plate 16 : Syama-Tara : the "Green Tara" : Tibetan brass traditions : circa 14th century Wrathful goddesses. Plate 17 : Vajrayogini : the "diamond sceptre Yogini" : Tibetan gilt copper traditions : 15th century Tenth Karmapa : the Greatest Tibetan Artist. Plate 18 : Sakyamuni painted by the Tenth Karmapa Choying Dorje (1604-1674) : Tibet : 17th century.

Soft cover. Condizione: New. 63 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 30 cm.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition Thus. First English language edition, trade paperback with French flaps, has slight bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, mild rubbing with a touch of edge wear to the covers, and faint sunning to the spine and the tail of the front. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight, Very Good copy.

Oversized Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. NUMBERED. (1981). Folio. Ltd. numbered edition 212/500. Gilt stamping to front cover with gilt stamped spine title. Slight edgewear to covers with slight bumping to spine ends and forecorners. Light loosening to spine. Slight rubbing and fading to covers. Scratch to rear cover. Sligt overopening to front hinge. Slight edgewear to slipcase with bumping to spine ends and forecorenrs. Fraying to lower front edge of slipcase. Slight rubbing and scuffing to slipcase. Light fading to slipcase. VG in VG slipcase.

Oversized Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. (1981). Folio. Minor toning and spots of soiling to textblock edges. Light rubbing to end papers and paste downs. Minor wear to edges and slightly bumped spine ends of lightly rubbed boards. Wear to lightly bumped forecorners corresponds to minor exposure to front board bottom forecorner. Faint scratch approx. 1.5in. long at center of rear board. Approx. 1in. long spot of scraping at the very bottom edge of front board near forecorner resulted in slight discoloration. Wear to all edges and bumped corners of rubbed, lightly scratched, and marked slipcase. Panels of leatherette covering top and bottom slipcase edges beginning to peel at edges and spine end corners. VG in VG slipcase.

Folio, pp. 212; color illustrations throughout; full red cloth gilt; DVD in back pocket; fine in fine pictorial dust jacket. A condensed but scholarly guide to the stylistic development of Buddhist sculptures in Tibet using existing examples in monasteries. The included DVD has digital photos of the 108 statues illustrated in the book and the 419 most important Buddhist sculptures in the collection of the Jo khang / Lhasa gTsug lag khang.