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Bhutan
Land of the Thunder Dragon
John Berthold, Author
Regarded as the 'crown jewel of the Himalayas,' the Kingdom of Bhutan is the last remaining independent country to support Buddhism as the official state religion. Photographed over the course of three years, Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon transports us to colorful festivals and religious traditions, continuing to the remote communities along the roof of the world. This book encompasses a wide range of landscape, portrait, and editorial photographs sure to impress and please any reader interested in travel, photography, and/or Himalayan culture.
Sample Images:
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ISBN:0-86171-282-x_|_176 pp_|_Our Price: $23.96 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture
An Investigation of the Nine Best-Known Groups of Symbols
Dagyab Rinpoche, Author
Robert Thurman, Foreword
In this fascinating study, Dagyab Rinpoche not only explains the nine best-known groups of Tibetan Buddhist symbols but also shows how they serve as bridges between our inner and outer worlds. As such, they can be used to point the way to ultimate reality and to transmit a reservoir of deep knowledge formed over thousands of years.
ISBN:0-86171-047-9_|_168 pp_|_Our Price: $12.76 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Deities of Tibetan Buddhism
The Zurich Paintings of the Icons Worthwhile to See
Martin Willson, Editor
Martin Brauen, Editor
An extraordinary encyclopedia of Buddhist icons. Illustrating the Rin 'byung brgya rtsa, the Nar thang brgya rtsa, and the Vajravali, the book is based on a collection of over five hundred images of Tibetan deities. The images, presented in the book at full scale, were originally created by a master artist in the early nineteenth century to serve as initiation cards (tsakli). The original tsakli were woodblock prints, hand colored at the request of a Ch'ing Dynasty nobleman who had received the initiations. Such cards are used in ceremonies to introduce the practitioner to the deity and his or her practice. The paintings are housed in the Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich.
Deities of Tibetan Buddhism is also an indispensable reference tool for Tibetologists, students of Mahayana Buddhism, and museum curators. Its extensive supplementary materials include English translations of the basic invocation texts; the associated visualization with descriptions of the deities' postures, attributes, and colors; and the dharanis and mantras used in their invocation.
Sample Tara Plate:
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Co-editor Martin Willson spent more than a decade translating and documenting this work. He has provided detailed explanations of technical terms, enlightening explanatory notes, and glossaries documenting the discrepancies in the depictions. The extensive pictorial index, featuring drawings and text by Robert Beer, explains the symbolic meaning behind the deities' implements and adornments. The cross-referenced indices for Tibetan, Sanskrit, Mongolian, and English names and terms provide quick access to vast amounts of information.
Co-editor Martin Brauen and the technical staff of the Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich have documented the relationship between this and other sets of initiation cards that exist elsewhere, as well as detailing the construction materials and methods involved in producing this set.
Deities of Tibetan Buddhism is a reference book without peer, essential for any serious student of Tibetan and East Asian art and religion.
ISBN:0-86171-098-3_|_626 pp_|_Our Price: $120 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Lotus
Kaz Tanahashi, Translator
Allan Baille, Photographs
In Lotus,Kaz Tanahashi and photographer Alan Baillie provide a super-close-up view of one of world culture's most famous flowers. Baillie's carefully assembled collection of photographs of the lotus capture the legendary flower throughout its "life," as it were: from seed to brilliant flower, and finally, into dust. Some of Baillie's photographs rival the best of the genre; these are truly "classical" in their approach. But he also provides a wholly fresh view, providing surprising images from each stage of the lotus's existence. Readers will alternate between swooning, and exclaiming, "I can't believe that's a flower!"
Editor Kaz Tanahashi, an expert of Asian cultures and storytelling, offers the perfect complement to the photography here. His introductory frontmatter tells of the lotus' prominence in various cultures, and the mystical and practical meanings that the flower continues to embody. Next to appear are his carefully selected poetry and prose-extractions, chosen to match Baillie's photographs, on facing pages. Each illuminates the other, making Lotus a gratifying way to relax, please the eyes, and feed the mind.
ISBN:0-86171-277-3_|_128 pp_|_Our Price: $11.96 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Meditation for Life
Martine Batchelor, Author
Stephen Batchelor, Photographs
Meditation for Life, from Martine Batchelor with vivid full-color photographs by Stephen Batchelor, is simply one of the best meditation book arounds. It's well written, informative, and comprehensive, and is without a doubt the most beautiful meditation book on the market.
Stephen Batchelor's evocative photography invites even the most seasoned practitioner to see with new eyes. Martine Batchelor's writing—through a mix of anecdote, humor, and practical instruction—brings to bear her considerable experience as a meditation teacher as she explains the techniques of three major Buddhist traditions (Theravada, Tibetan, and Zen).
Meditation for Life shows that Buddhist meditation is not just for Buddhists, but for everyone with a desire to live life more fully. No matter who you are or what your goal-whether you want to start meditating, to revitalize your practice, or to find the perfect gift to share the joys of meditation with others—this splendid book is right for you. Each chapter contains a time-honored guided meditation on such themes as loving-kindness, equanimity, death—and even cooking! And nearly every page presents an evocative photograph from Stephen Batchelor, inviting us to see the world around us with new eyes.
ISBN:0-86171-302-8_|_"168 pp, 80 color and bw photographs"_|_Our Price: $18.36 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Moon by the Window
The Calligraphy and Zen Insights of Shodo Harada
Shodo Harada,
Shodo Harada is internationally recognized both as a Zen teacher and as a world-class master of the fine art of Zen calligraphy. Harada regularly exhibits and gives
calligraphy demonstrations in museums and universities in the U.S. and abroad. Accomplished Zen teachers from across the globe come to further plumb the depths of Zen through studying with him, earning him a reputation as “the roshi’s roshi”—which is to say, the master’s master.
Moon by the Window is a beautiful collection of 108 pieces of Shodo Harada’s calligraphic Zen masterpieces—assembled over decades, and drawn from the rich and poetic literature of
the Zen tradition. Each work of art is accompanied by Harada Roshi’s sharp and glittering commentaries, making each page a spiritually edifying and
aesthetically uplifting treasure.
ISBN:0-86171-648-5_|_264 pages_|_Our Price: $19.96 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Prince Siddhartha Coloring Book
Janet Brooke, Illustrator
Lara Brooke, Illustrator_|_Jonathan Landaw, Author
A wonderful companion to our Prince Siddhartha story book, this children's coloring book Includes 31 full-size and 31 miniature line drawings with narrative descriptions.
ISBN:0-86171-121-1_|_48 pp_|_Our Price: $5.56 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Tara's Coloring Book
Andy Weber, Illustrator
Nigel Wellings, Illustrator_|_Jonathan Landaw, Author
A book of twelve exquisite line drawings of some of the most famous figures from Tibetan iconography. Shakyamuni Buddha, Chenrezig, Tara, Manjushri, and others are presented, together with scenes selected from their stories and explanation of their meaning. Detailed guidance is provided by the artists. A fine and fun learning and practice tool. For all ages.
ISBN:0-86171-002-9_|_32 pp_|_Our Price: $11.96 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Tibetan Art Calendar 2012
Poster-sized reproductions of classical paintings produced to the highest standards. Wisdom’s Tibetan Art Calendar is an annual favorite.
The antique scroll-art masterpieces seen in Wisdom's Tibetan Art Calendar 2012 are called thangkas. While the thangka is common to Tibetan Buddhists, its finest examples are highly sought-after in the international art community and have become hot properties in the same vein as Oriental rugs and ceramics. As a result, the best of these works are seldom, if ever, available for public viewing.
This is why Wisdom's Tibetan Art Calendar is so special. It's an affordable way to enjoy incredibly rare and meaningful works of sacred art, year-round. These thirteen sacred paintings by Tibet's master painters represent a variety of classical images, mandalas, deities, and icons. Each poster-sized picture is produced to the highest German printing standards, and is suitable for framing. Complete with in-depth explanations of their cultural and philosophical significance, these exquisite fine art reproductions will be treasured for years to come.
ISBN:0-86171-425-3_|__|_Our Price: $23.16 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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Where the World Does Not Follow
Buddhist China in Picture and Poem
Mike O’Connor, Author
Steven Johnson, Author
Gorgeous and unique, Where the World Does Not Followcaptures an almost-hidden China. Acclaimed translator Mike O'Connor and photographer Steven Johnson uncover a world rarely seen by outsiders - even as they capture it in its everyday beauty. O'Connor's translations of poems from China's Tang Dynasty sing in the present day, while Johnson's photographs reveal a modern-day China that seems almost unchanged by the passing of centuries.
Chinese authorities are only now allowing access to ancient Buddhist sites and many writings and devotional objects are being made available for the first time in decades. These poems written by Zen and Taoist hermit-sages, together with the crisp yet almost dreamlike images capture the aesthetic, literary, and spiritual roots of Buddhist China. Where the World Does Not Follow provides insight into a world that very few have been able to visit—and a time difficult even to imagine. O'Connor and Johnson's book is a hymn to nature, to the art of photography, and to the common beauty of humanity that extends to us like a silk thread from another time and place.
WISDOM CONGRATULATES MIKE O'CONNOR, who has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts, with a 2003 creative writing fellowship for poetry and translation!
ISBN:0-86171-309-5_|_114 pp_|_Our Price: $19.96 (20% OFF)_|_More Info
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