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Ladakh 5a ed. - turismo e trekking in Kashmir, Ladakh, Zanskar, Lahul, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, Garwal, Kumaon di Vasta Marco

 In breve: NUOVA EDIZIONE AGGIORNATA 2016 La guida nasce da migliaia di chilometri macinati a piedi assieme agli amici cercando di capire questa terra, così lontana nello spazio e nel tempo, e la sua religione, il Buddhismo lamaista, nata dalla fede di questi montanari costretti a convivere con una natura affascinante ma anche ostile e spietata.

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Antiquities of Indian Tibet Vol. I: Personal Narrative Of A Journey In 1910 From Simla To Srinagar; Through Kinnaur, Spiti And Ladakh. For The Express Purpose Of Investigating The Buddhist Antiquities; Vol.Ii: The Chronicles Of Ladakh And Minor Chronicles. di Francke August Hermann

 In breve: I trekked on the author's footprints in july 2002, in the stages between Tso Moriri and Rupshu. Francke's personal narrative in two volumes with maps, 45 plates and 4 text illustrations was first published in 1914 and is an archaeological survey of the districts which once formed the kingdom of Western Tibet.

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Buddhist Himalaya Travels in Quest of the Origins of Tibetan Religion di Snellgrove David L.

 In breve: Engaged in a major study of Tibetan religion and society which relates Tibetan Buddhism to its origins in India and Nepal, Snellgrove made this journey along the length of the Himalaya range. With 86 illustrations.

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Buddhist Sculpture in Clay Early Western Himalayan Art, Late 10th to Early 13th Centuries di Luczanits Christian

 In breve: Large-scale clay sculptures representing the main deities are characteristics of the earliest Tibetan Buddhist monuments and particularly of the monasteries and village-temples built - from the end of the 10th to the early 13th centuries in West Tibet and Ladakh.

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Dei, demoni e oracoli La leggendaria spedizione in Tibet del 1933 di Tucci Giuseppe

 In breve: Nel 1933 Tucci si addentra nella regione più impervia, pericolosa e meno conosciuta di tutto il Tibet occidentale, lo Shang Shung, la zona in cui nacque la cultura tibeana prebuddhista, tantrica, magica e sciamanica. I paesaggi sono da sogno e da incubo, i personaggi inquietanti e affascinanti, le arti e le pratiche tantriche di culto (Dzog Chen) di cui si parla terribili e attraenti.

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Peaks and lamas A Classic Book on Mountaineering, Buddhism and Tibet di Pallis Marco

 In breve: Poetico. Marco Pallis descrive una tangka di fattura squisita posta negli appartamenti dell’abate di Likir. Raffigurava Öpame, il rosso Buddha della luce infinita, assiso fra ghirlande e frutta come in “un dipinto di Crivelli" Pallis, 1939, p. 266.

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Tabo Monastery and Buddhism in the Trans-Himalaya Thousand Years of Existence of the Tabo Chos-Khor di Handa O.C.

 In breve: This book is a comprehensive study of the rise and development of Buddhism in a broader spatio-temporal context of the western trans-Himalaya region since its nascent days in India. The later efflorescence of Buddhism in the Tibetan world and the emergence of Buddhist kingdom of Guge in the western Tibet has been discussed in the context of the contemporary trans-Himalayan polity.

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Across the Frozen Himalaya The Epic Winter Ski Traverse From Karakoram to Lipu Lekh di Kohli Harish

 In breve: "Across the Frozen Himalaya is an account of the first ever Ski traverse from the Karakoram pass to the Lipu Lekh pass, a 2,000 kilometre epic through the coldest winter in the previous two decades. The Ski-Himalaya expedition crossed twenty passes, including three that were hitherto unknown.

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Buddhist Monasteries of Himachal di Handa O.C.

 In breve: In this book, the splendid and ancient monasteries located in Lahul & Spiti and Kinnaur districts of Himachal Pradesh have been taken up for a detailed discussion in their historical, archaeological and architectural contexts.

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Himalayan art Wall-painting and sculpture in Ladakh, Lahaul and Spiti, the Siwalik Ranges, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan di Madanjeet Singh

 In breve: Mi è stato utilissimo all'inizio delle mie ricerche. Era l'unico libro si queste aree himalayane che permettesse di localizzare le opere d'arte. Esisteva una traduzione italiana oramai esaurita.

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The Himalayan Districts of Kooloo, Lahoul, and Spiti di Pollock Harcourt Alfred Frederick

 In breve: The author, who was assistant commissioner of Kulu, descri bes the people, customs, activities and country in northern India, south of Tibet. The appendices include statistics on population and commerce, list of chiefs, vocabularies, etc. Included are some loose newspaper clippings from 1859 on the area with pictures.

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