Jokhang : Tibet's most sacred Buddhist temple / Gyurme Dorje ... [et al.].
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TextPublication details: London : New York : Edition Hansjorg Mayer : In association with the Tibet Charitable Trust ; Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Thames & Hudson, 2010Description: 288 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), plans (some col.)ISBN: 9785000976920; 5000976924; 9780500976920; 0500976929Subject(s): Buddhist temples -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region | Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region | Lhasa (China : District) -- Religion | Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- HistoryDDC classification: 294.3
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| GENERAL BOOK | Library, FOAP-AKTU | Library, FOAP-AKTU | General Book | Shelf 1-2 | 294.3 DOR-J (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 013747 |
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| 292.35 SIN-H Holy Places and Pilgrimages : Essays on India / | 294.09 BAW-R Religion and art of the Chamba Valley / | 294.2 SES-B BUDDHA STATUE | 294.3 DOR-J Jokhang : | 294.3 LIN-B BUDDHA | 294.3 SUB-B BUDDHIST HINDU INTERACTIONS | 294.3 WYN-B Buddhism: |
"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.
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