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This set brings together a collection of classic works on Tibet. In four volumes, they cover the key areas of interest in the country: its religion, development as a nation, and its contact with the West. Drawing on a great depth of knowledge and research, these titles were written by experts in their respective fields.

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Routledge Library Editions: Tibet

Routledge Library Editions: Tibet

1st Edition

By Various Authors
October 18, 2018

This set brings together a collection of classic works on Tibet. In four volumes, they cover the key areas of interest in the country: its religion, development as a nation, and its contact with the West. Drawing on a great depth of knowledge and research, these titles were written by experts in ...

Born in Tibet By Chögyam Trungpa, the Eleventh Trungpa Tulku, as told to Esmé Cramer Roberts

Born in Tibet: By Chögyam Trungpa, the Eleventh Trungpa Tulku, as told to Esmé Cramer Roberts

1st Edition

By Chögyam Trungpa
March 10, 2020

This is the story of the early life and escape from the Chinese of a young tulku of Tibet, an incarnate lama of high rank. The book, first published in 1966, shows the quality of human life as lived in Tibet at all levels. The account of his religious education is detailed and of equal value is his...

British India and Tibet: 1766-1910

British India and Tibet: 1766-1910

1st Edition

By Alastair Lamb
March 10, 2020

This book, first published in 1960 and revised in 1986, is an important analysis of the under-studied Northern frontier of the British Indian Empire. It considers British relations across the Himalayas, looking at encounters with Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal and Tibet....

Buddhists and Glaciers of Western Tibet

Buddhists and Glaciers of Western Tibet

1st Edition

By Giotto Dainelli
March 10, 2020

This book, first published in 1933, reproduces the diary of the 1930 explorations by the great Italian traveller, Giotto Dainelli. In it he records his experiences as he travels the little-explored (by Westerners) region of Western Tibet, and the result is a detailed snapshot of Tibetan life, ...

The Religions of Tibet

The Religions of Tibet

1st Edition

By Helmut Hoffmann
March 10, 2020

This book, first published in 1961, examines the old Tibetan Bon religion, the development of Buddhism in India and Tibet, and covers the religious struggles of the eighth and ninth centuries. It also describes the rise of the Lamaist sects and the priest state of the Dalai Lamas, and taken as a ...

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