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Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture: An Investigation of the Nine Best-Known Groups of Symbols

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Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture: An Investigation of the Nine Best-Known Groups of Symbols - Dagyab, Loden Sherap, and Thurman, Robert (Foreword by), and Walshe, Maurice (Translated by)
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Through complex systems, such as language, art, and ritual, symbols function as bridges that join together alternative realities in a way comprehensible to conceptual thought. This book presents the nine best known groups of Tibetan Buddhist symbols, tracing their evolution through Tibetan and Indian rituals and sacred texts. 4 color plates. 35 line drawings. 3 charts.

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Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture: An Investigation of the Nine Best-Known Groups of Symbols 1995, Wisdom Publications, Boston, MA

ISBN-13: 9780861710478

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