Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

Description: This volume of papers from the proceedings of the ninth seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies is divided into two sections. The first section consists of papers on various aspects of Bhutan. The second section is devoted to papers on Tibetan Art. The back of the book contains a number of full color plates. (Ben Deitle 2006-03-15)

Table of Contents: Editor’s Preface / Henk Blezer ; List of Plates - - pt. 1. Butan : Bhutan Studies: Aspects of History and Culture / John Ardussi ; Observations on the Political Organisation of Western Bhutan in the 14th century, as Revealed in Records of the 'Ba' ra ba Sect / John Ardussi ; Literary Contributions by Bhutanese Scholars to Buddhism and Tibetan Studies / Mynak Tulku Rinpoche ; Remembering Michael Aris: His Role in Bhutanese Studies and a Personal Tribute / Françoise Pommaret-Imaeda ; Computerised Cataloguing of Choekey Books and Documents: A Field Study / Gregor Verhufen ; Sculpture in Bhutan: The Tshogs zhing in the Paro Museum / Gabrielle Yablonsky - - pt. 2. Tibetan Art : The Myth of the Cosmic Turtle According to the Late Astrological Tradition / Béla Kelényi ; Indo-Tibetan Schools of Art and Architecture in the Western Himalaya: The Instance of Ribba in Kinnaur / Marialaura Di Mattia ; Tantric Buddhism and Aesthetics: Art and Morality / Isabelle Onians ; The Development of the Prabhamandala in Early Tibetan Art / Sjoerd De Vries ; Some Inconsistencies of Colour Composition Techniques in Tibet / Shunzo Onoda ; Bod kyi kha dog gi bra ba skor gleng ba: rig pra 'phrul gyi me long / Könchok Tendzin (dkon mchog bstan 'dzin).