King of the Dharma: The Illustrated Life Of Je Tsongkapa, Teacher Of The First Dalai Lama
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (708 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0976546965 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 472 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The authors have extensively researched the paintings and written their history over the centuries. After reaching India, the paintings were donated to a Kalmyk Buddhist Temple in New Jersey. This beautifully rendered full color coffee-table book contains: The Kalmyk Temple and how the paintings arrived there; a photographic journey retracing Je Tsongkapa's steps across Tibet; a definitive list of Je Tsongkapa's writings and the major biographies of his life; all 200 scenes from the original 15 paintings with captions; maps, portraying Je Tsongkapa's travels; painter, Ori Carin's modern interpretations of many scenes. The paintings depict the different roles of Je Tsongkapa's life: monk, philosopher, writer; meditator, dancer, yoga practitioner, poet, spiritual partner and diplomat; 1,000 color images.. On March 10, 1959, His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama and his family, fled