Tibet: Reflections from the Wheel of Life
ISBN-13:
9781558592186
ISBN-10:
1558592180
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Ian Baker, V. Carroll Dunham, Carroll Dunham
Publication date:
1993
Publisher:
Abbeville Press
Format:
Hardcover
204 pages
Category:
Travel
,
Photography & Video
,
China
,
Asian History
,
India
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Book details
ISBN-13:
9781558592186
ISBN-10:
1558592180
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Ian Baker, V. Carroll Dunham, Carroll Dunham
Publication date:
1993
Publisher:
Abbeville Press
Format:
Hardcover
204 pages
Category:
Travel
,
Photography & Video
,
China
,
Asian History
,
India
Summary
Tibet: Reflections from the Wheel of Life (ISBN-13: 9781558592186 and ISBN-10: 1558592180), written by authors
Ian Baker, V. Carroll Dunham, Carroll Dunham, was published by Abbeville Press in 1993.
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With a foreword by the Dalai Lama, this remarkable volume presents an intimate, Family of Man like portrait of Tibet and its people.
According to Tibetan belief, existence is an endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, and in this exquisitely illustrated volume authors Carroll Dunham and Ian Baker take us through the Tibetan wheel of life, from birth and childhood through adolescence and midlife to old age and death. We meet a pregnant woman who is married to four brothers. She dreams of turquoise—a sure sign that she will give birth to a boy. Ten–year–old Tulku Ralo yawns as he sits on a grand throne blessing the reverent throng who flock to him; it is not easy being a god–child. The pilgrimage of a family to Lhasa takes several years, for they cover the entire distance by prostrating the length of their bodies across the earth, surrendering to the primordial ground from which all Buddhas have arisen.
Set against Tibet's staggeringly beautiful mountain landscapes, as well as against the ongoing struggle of the Tibetans to win independence from China, Tibet: Reflections from the Wheel of Life portrays the many faces of an earthy yet devout people steeped in a rich heritage. Includes a foreward by The Dalai Lama.
According to Tibetan belief, existence is an endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, and in this exquisitely illustrated volume authors Carroll Dunham and Ian Baker take us through the Tibetan wheel of life, from birth and childhood through adolescence and midlife to old age and death. We meet a pregnant woman who is married to four brothers. She dreams of turquoise—a sure sign that she will give birth to a boy. Ten–year–old Tulku Ralo yawns as he sits on a grand throne blessing the reverent throng who flock to him; it is not easy being a god–child. The pilgrimage of a family to Lhasa takes several years, for they cover the entire distance by prostrating the length of their bodies across the earth, surrendering to the primordial ground from which all Buddhas have arisen.
Set against Tibet's staggeringly beautiful mountain landscapes, as well as against the ongoing struggle of the Tibetans to win independence from China, Tibet: Reflections from the Wheel of Life portrays the many faces of an earthy yet devout people steeped in a rich heritage. Includes a foreward by The Dalai Lama.
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