Legends of Kathmandu Valley
Author : Kesar Lall
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 31,25 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Legends
ISBN :
Author : Kesar Lall
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 31,25 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Legends
ISBN :
Author : Kesar Lall
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,40 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Legends
ISBN : 9789993307068
Author : Mohan Pant
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,5 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9789971693725
Stupa and Swastika examines urban structures in the city of Patan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. The religious architecture and overall design of the city illustrate the connection between Buddhist symbolism and South Asian concepts of urban design in the Indus Valley, and suggest links with Southeast Asia. -- Back cover.
Author : Keith Dowman
Publisher :
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 44,94 MB
Release : 2020-04-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781796757071
Nepal Mandal is an in-depth guide and survey of the principle Buddhist and Hindu monasteries, temples and pīṭhs of the Kathmandu Valley. In seven parts under the rubric of Buddha, Padmasambhava, Gorakhnāth, Śiva, Nārāyaṇ, Mātṛkās and Peaks and Rivers, over one hundred and twenty powerplace are described, many fully described under the heads Myth, Legend, In The Past, and On The Ground. Myth and Legend lay the background; In The Past provides the history; and On The Ground guides the pilgrim-visitor around the site indicating its main features. Many readers will find the sections on Myth and Legend to be the highlight of the book. Retold with a jogi's insight these sections constitute a radical spiritual dimension to the powerplaces. The last and largest section includes description of the sacred Buddhist and Hindu art and architecture - sometimes in great detail - for the visitor focused on the religious art forms - the objects of veneration. In that way this large book is a guide to the principle cities of the Valley-Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur - at the same time visiting the treasures in the villages between these cities. A practical iconography of the pantheon of the Kathmandu Valley is thereby built-in, with sections of the text dedicated to it. Over a hundred high quality black and white photographs document the stone and metal sculpture of Nepal Mandal. Since most of the work on this book was done in years before the 2015 earthquake it constitutes an historical record of the art 'gone missing' and the architectural damage done. The author, a prominent exponent of Tantric Buddhism in both theory and practice, spent four decades of unending pilgrimage through the monasteries and temples of the Kathmandu Valley propitiating their numinous inhabitants and documenting their invaluable contents. An extensive Supplement provides rare pilgrim itineraries for the Kathmandu Valley, a full Glossary defines technical terms, and a detailed Table of Contents and an inclusive Index provide easy access.
Author : Pratapaditya Pal
Publisher : Asia Society Museum
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 30,63 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Art
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Author : A. R. Momin
Publisher : Popular Prakashan
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 39,87 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : 9788171548316
Comprises contributed articles on the life and thought of Govind Sadashiv Ghurye, b. 1893, and on Indian sociology and anthropology.
Author : Keith Dowman
Publisher :
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 47,24 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages
ISBN :
With reference to Kathmandu Valley in Nepal; includes traveler information.
Author : Gerry Virtue
Publisher : Australian Self Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 16,94 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0980635799
In the mountains of Nepal, a young boy, Ashok, flees Maoist violence in his village. Sadananda, an old Kathmandu holy man, takes him in and teaches him how to survive in the city. Five years pass, and Andrew, an aid worker, is accidentally given a cryptic, confidential letter in his Kathmandu hotel. He quickly becomes the target of menacing figures, including Merrick, an urbane, dangerous Englishman. As the hunt intensifies, Andrew meets Ashok and his English friend, Kate, who take him to Sadananda for advice. While he considers the problem, the old sadhu distracts them with tales of the ancient Himalayas: how a primeval lake became the Kathmandu Valley; how the Buddha’s disciple overcame murderous robbers in the Great Forest; and how a Kathmandu prince escaped Nepal to forge an alliance with the king of Tibet and regain his throne. But when Ashok goes missing, Andrew is plunged into a frightening world of conspiracy and deception
Author : Corneille Jest
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 39,95 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1559399945
In the early spring of 1961, Dr. Corneille Jest undertook a three-week circumambulation of the valley in the company of Tibetans visiting temples, shrines, and sacred mountains. His companion Karma, an elderly nomad from Western Tibet and a gifted storyteller, punctuated the journey with traditional tales and his own reflections. Charmingly written, colorful, and engaging, the narrative transports the reader to a world of Tibetan spirit in ways not readily accessible to outsiders.
Author : Michael Wood
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 38,61 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780520247246
In this companion to a forthcoming PBS series, Wood journeys to some of the remotest places on earth in search of four of mankind's most powerful myths: Shangri-La, Jason and the Golden Fleece, the Queen of Sheba, and King Arthur.