Author: Ricard, Matthieu
Title: Monk Dancers of Tibet
Description: Boston, Shambhala, 2003. orig.boards. 30x20cm, 125 pp. Textual photo illustrations.. Minor rubbing. A small ink mark to bottom page-edge. VG. ¶ Translated by Charles Hastings. "Matthieu Ricard has captured in vibrant full-colour photographs and fascinating text the meaning behind the elaborate preparations and spectacle of the sacred dances that are central to the Tantric tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Ricard profiles the monks at the Shechen monastery in Kathmandu, who are devoted to preserving this sacred art form. The dances are teaching stories presenting Buddhist values, and each costume, movement, and gesture has significance and meaning" - Publisher's description.

Keywords: Tibetan Buddhism, Tibet South Asia, Buddhist Himalayas, Sacred Dance Dances, Choreography, Anthropology, Ethnology Nepal, History of Religion, Ethnography, Himalayan Himalaya