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Title: The Buddhism Of Tibet Or Lamaism. With Its Mystic Cults, Symbolism And Mythology, And Its Relation To Indian Buddhism.
Description: Second Edition; 8vo; pp. li, 598; frontispiece; 7 plates, numerous illustrations within Text [approx 150]; Index; Notes On Pronunciation, list of abbreviations, title and illustrations in green on front board and spine; appendices of chronological table and bibliography; no dustjacket, small mark to rear board perhaps slight bumps to corners and edges, top of pages slight darker, light spotting to endpapers; a very good copy. Cambridge, W. Heffer & Sons, 1958 Illustrations include the Eucharist of Tibet, Lama worship, the wheel of life, Lhasa and its Cathedral, black hat devil dancer and many more. Chapters cover Historical, Monastic, Mythology and Gods, Ceylonese Buddhism, Funeral rites, Nirvava, Svastika, Ritual and Sorcery, Festivals and Plays and more.

Keywords: esoteric lamaism buddhism tibet lhasa Swastika wheel of life Lhasa black hat devil dancer Monastic Mythology God Gods Ceylonese Buddhism Funeral rites Nirvana Svastika Ritual Sorcery Festivals Esoteric philosophy symbolism mythology lama

Price: AUD 42.00 = appr. US$ 29.06 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 71567