Pilgrimage In Tibet

Author : Alex McKay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136807091

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Pilgrimage in Tibet by Alex McKay Pdf

The Western image of Tibet as a sacred land is in many ways a mythical construction. But the Tibetans themselves have traditionally mapped out their land in terms of areas of sacred space, and pilgrimage, ensuring a high degree of mobility within all classes of Tibetan society. Pilgrims travelled to local, regional, and national centres throughout recorded Tibetan history. In recent years, pilgrimage has resumed in areas where it had been forbidden by the Chinese authorities, and has now become one of the most prominent religious expressions of Tibetan national identity. In this major new work, leading scholars of Asian pilgrimage traditions discuss historical and contemporary aspects of pilgrimage within the Tibetan cultural world. Myths and legends, material conditions, textual sources, a modern pilgrim's impressions, political and economic influences, biographies and contemporary developments - all these and many other issues are examined here. The result is an informative and often entertaining work which contributes greatly to our knowledge of the history and culture of Tibet as well as the wider issues of religious power and practice.

Author : Milan P. Rakocevic
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781481793797

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Holy Mount Kailash by Milan P. Rakocevic Pdf

Kailash - The Heart and Soul of Tibet There are few places on Earth comparable to the mysterious, stunningly beautiful and completely isolated Mt Kailash, which lies well hidden in a remote and deserted region of western Tibet. In order to understand the importance of holy Mt Kailash it is necessary to know that it is considered the legendary abode of the gods. One circle around the mountain (54 km) is symbolically one revolution of the wheel of life or the cycle from birth to death. This, simultaneously, brings about the purification and forgiveness of all sins committed in this lifetime. This is the land of the Sun. In this spot I started to understand the difference between the world that I was coming from and the one that was standing before me. This is without doubt the most beautiful spot on Earth. This is Shambala! These were moments of great happiness, when all the struggles of travelling are forgotten and replaced by sheer joy. This is the physical and spiritual climax of the pilgrimage because the Drolma La pass is considered the most holy spot on the trail and arrival there marks the beginning of a completely new life.

Author : Alex McKay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Tibet Autonomous Region (China)
ISBN : OCLC:473853289

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Pilgrimage in Tibet by Alex McKay Pdf

Author : Mikel Dunham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1588720837

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Samye by Mikel Dunham Pdf

Nestled deep in the "Land of Snow" stands Samye, the monastery where Buddhism took root in Tibet. Stunning photography and compelling text transport readers to a sacred place where only a few pilgrims have set foot. That Samye still exists is nothing short of a miracle. Founded in the year 770, it has withstood several major fires; 1,200 years of the harsh Tibetan winter; and the devastating invasion of the Red Army. The invasion was almost the monastery's undoing as soldiers removed its magnificent golden roof, desecrated its frescos, burnt irreplaceable ancient texts, and expelled or killed the monks who called it "home." Join acclaimed artist and photographer, Mikel Dunham, as he explains Samye's remarkable history and current restoration effort with illuminating text and breath-taking photography. Most importantly, join in the hope that change may come soon to the Land of the Snow Lions.

Author : Alex McKay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136807169

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Pilgrimage in Tibet by Alex McKay Pdf

The Western image of Tibet as a sacred land is in many ways a mythical construction. But the Tibetans themselves have traditionally mapped out their land in terms of areas of sacred space, and pilgrimage, ensuring a high degree of mobility within all classes of Tibetan society. Pilgrims travelled to local, regional, and national centres throughout recorded Tibetan history. In recent years, pilgrimage has resumed in areas where it had been forbidden by the Chinese authorities, and has now become one of the most prominent religious expressions of Tibetan national identity. In this major new work, leading scholars of Asian pilgrimage traditions discuss historical and contemporary aspects of pilgrimage within the Tibetan cultural world. Myths and legends, material conditions, textual sources, a modern pilgrim's impressions, political and economic influences, biographies and contemporary developments - all these and many other issues are examined here. The result is an informative and often entertaining work which contributes greatly to our knowledge of the history and culture of Tibet as well as the wider issues of religious power and practice.

Author : Russell Johnson,Kerry Moran
Publisher : Park Street Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999-10-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0892818476

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Tibet's Sacred Mountain by Russell Johnson,Kerry Moran Pdf

• The record of a spiritual journey through an extraordinary land, and of the devoted pilgrims who seek to climb Mount Kailas. • Two Americans recount their experiences during the sacred pilgrimage to one of the most remote places on Earth. • With more than 100 color photographs that capture the awe-inspiring landscape and the tireless determination of the pilgrims. In a remote corner of western Tibet, in one of the highest, most pristine places on Earth, rises a sublime snow-clad pyramid of rock and snow--Mount Kailas. To Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims this 22,028-foot mountain is the throne of the gods, the "Navel of the Earth," the place where the divine takes earthly form. For more than a thousand years these pilgrims have journeyed here to pay homage to the mountain's mystery, circumambulating it in an ancient ritual of devotion that continues to the present day. Spinning prayer wheels, chanting mantras, and prostrating themselves at shrines, the pilgrims make the arduous climb toward the physical and emotional high point of the journey, the lofty pass known as the Dolma La. With spectacular color photography and vivid travel writing, Tibet's Sacred Mountain provides a stunning account of this awe-inspiring landscape, and of the variety, vitality, and sheer determination of the pilgrims who venture there. Both photographer Russell Johnson and writer Kerry Moran have made the difficult pilgrimage around the mountain several times. Tibet's Sacred Mountain is the record of their inspiring journey that opens a window on a magical land of pure light and dazzling color where the temporal and the eternal unite and where every feature of the landscape holds its own divinity.

Author : Toni Huber
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780226356501

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The Holy Land Reborn by Toni Huber Pdf

The Dalai Lama has said that Tibetans consider themselves “the child of Indian civilization” and that India is the “holy land” from whose sources the Tibetans have built their own civilization. What explains this powerful allegiance to India? In The Holy Land Reborn ̧ Toni Huber investigates how Tibetans have maintained a ritual relationship to India, particularly by way of pilgrimage, and what it means for them to consider India as their holy land. Focusing on the Tibetan creation and recreation of India as a destination, a landscape, and a kind of other, in both real and idealized terms, Huber explores how Tibetans have used the idea of India as a religious territory and a sacred geography in the development of their own religion and society. In a timely closing chapter, Huber also takes up the meaning of India for the Tibetans who live in exile in their Buddhist holy land. A major contribution to the study of Buddhism, The Holy Land Reborn describes changes in Tibetan constructs of India over the centuries, ultimately challenging largely static views of the sacred geography of Buddhism in India.

Author : Gombozhab T Tsybikov
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789004336353

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A Buddhist Pilgrim at the Shrines of Tibet by Gombozhab T Tsybikov Pdf

Tsybikov’s book has both the vividness of a traveller’s eyewitness account and the informed detachment of a scholar. It is a unique and invaluable snapshot of religious practices and the everyday life in Tibet before Chinese inroads during the twentieth century effaced that way of life.

Author : David L. Snellgrove
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:39000004351842

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Himalayan Pilgrimage by David L. Snellgrove Pdf

Author : Toni Huber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999-03-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195353136

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The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain by Toni Huber Pdf

The Tibetan district of Tsari with its sacred snow-covered peak of Pure Crystal Mountain has long been a place of symbolic and ritual significance for Tibetan peoples. In this book, Toni Huber provides the first thorough study of a major Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage center and cult mountain, and explores the esoteric and popular traditions of ritual there. The main focus is on the period of the 1940s and '50s, just prior to the 1959 Lhasa uprising and subsequent Tibetan diaspora into South Asia. Huber's work thus documents Tibetan life patterns and cultural traditions which have largely disappeared with the advent of Chinese colonial modernity in Tibet. In addition to the work's documentary content, Huber offers discussion and analysis of the construction and meaning of Tibetan cultural categories of space, place, and person, and the practice of ritual and organization of traditional society in relation to them.

Author : Wendy Teasdill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000053096016

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Walking to the Mountain by Wendy Teasdill Pdf

"This is the story of a journey made on foot across Tibet to Mount Kailash. The 'jewel of the snows' has been attracting pilgrims of all religions for thousands of years, but until recently only a handful of westerners had ever been there. Tibet was officially closed to individual travellers in 1988. Unless one paid thousands of dollars to the Chinese government and hired a jeep, it was completely forbidden to go to Mount Kailash. Wendy Teasdill went, anyway. She hitch-hiked from Lhasa and walked the last four hundred miles or so, taking the southern road, prohibited for political reasons, but also because the summer rains had swollen the rivers so much that vehicles could not cross them. She walked alone through the plains of the Brahmaputra, between the Himalaya and the Trans Himalaya, living on hard-tack biscuits, noodles and nettles. She survived to tell the tale of the people, landscapes, dangers, delights and insights that she encountered on the way."--Publisher's description

Author : Keith Dowman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132768560

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The Power-places of Central Tibet by Keith Dowman Pdf

Author : Steve McCurry
Publisher : Phaidon
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-18
Category : Photography
ISBN : UCSC:32106017013142

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The Path to Buddha by Steve McCurry Pdf

This intimate photographic portrait of Tibetans and Buddhism is divided into five parts: two main chapters devoted to the religious and lay Buddhists on their pilgrimages to holy sites; and three sections of remarkable portraits that capture monks and devout believers on their arduous journeys to prayer.

Author : Ngawang Zangpo
Publisher : Snow Lion
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001-11-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015053763275

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Sacred Ground by Ngawang Zangpo Pdf

Describes two journeys: a journey outward to specific pilgrimage places in Eastern Tibet and a journey inward, to the sacred world of tantra, accessible through contemplation and meditation.

Author : Lama Anagarika Govinda,Anagarika Brahmacari Govinda
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015014892478

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The Way of the White Clouds by Lama Anagarika Govinda,Anagarika Brahmacari Govinda Pdf