In breve: This is an account of the Madhyamika (Middle Way) school of Buddhism, a method of mediation and enlightenment that was developed by the great Indian teacher Nagarjuna. In a collaboration between the Frenchwoman Alexandra David-Neel and her friend, the Tibetan lama Aphur Yongden, these teaching are presented clearly and elegantly, intended for the layman who seeks a way to practice and experience the realization of oneness with all existence.

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 In breve: Now in paperback comes a lively adventure narrative of the first ascent of the southwest face of Shishapangma--a classic which captures details from the historical to the personal. 45 photos.

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 In breve: The Gesar of Ling Epic is the Iliad of Central Asia. The origin of the work has come under much discussion. Some declare it is Buddhist, others see in it a solar myth that symbolizes winter and spring. The version presented here was the result of the author having the opportunity to hear the story told by the wandering Rhapsodists and was then able to note down their recitations.

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 In breve: Teachings are taken from a series of lectures given in London in 1988.

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 In breve: In this rich and deeply personal account of life in the highlands of Nepal, Geoff Childs chronicles the daily existence of a range of people, from venerated lamas to humble householders. Offering insights into the complex dynamics of the ethnically Tibetan enclave of Nubri, Childs provides a vivid and compelling portrait of the ebb and flow of life and death, of communal harmony and discord, and of personal conflicts and social resolutions. Part ethnography, part travelogue, and part biography, Tibetan Diary is a one-of-a-kind book that conveys the tangled intricacies of a Tibetan society.

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 In breve: Beijing investigator Shan Toa Yun receives word that a Tibetan teacher revered by the oppressed has been murdered. One by one, her students become victims of a child-killer. Shadowed by bizarre tales of an unleashed "demon, " Shan braces himself for even darker imaginings as he stalks a killer and fights to restore spiritual balance to the ancient and tenuous splendor of Tibet. Martin's Press.

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 In breve: Nessuna recensione

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 In breve: Il primo libro fotografico pubblicato sul Kailash dopo la riapertura agli stranieri.
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Johnson's first-rate color photographs are placed to enhance Moran's clear and informative commentary, which concludes with a brief, wise discussion of the mountain's "secret" and what one finds there: "A mountain. A lake. So high."

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 In breve: Jamyang Norbu ha preso le storie dei tibetani "dimenticati" - combattenti della resistenza, agenti segreti, soldati, contadini, commercianti, persino mendicanti di strada - e ha abilmente trasformato la loro miriade di racconti in un'unica gloriosa "storia della memoria" della lotta tibetana. Usa i ricordi della propria infanzia per facilitare il lettore in una comprensione coinvolgente della complessità della storia moderna del Tibet: l'invasione cinese, le rivolte a Kham e Amdo, la formazione della Forza di resistenza dei quattro fiumi e sei montagne (Chushi Gangdruk (tib.: ཆུ་བཞི་སྒང་དྲུག་,), la battaglia di Lhasa del marzo '59 Durante la rivolta, la CIA appoggiò le operazioni aeree, la rivolta contadina di Nyemo del 68/69 e la Mustang Guerilla Force nel Nepal settentrionale, dove in seguito Norbu prestò servizio.

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 In breve: Interesante pubblicazione

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