TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beer,Robert
TI  - The handbook of Tibetan Buddhist symbols
SN  - 1590301005 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - N7346.T5 B436 2003
U1  - 704.9/46/09515 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Shambhala
KW  - Art, Tibetan
KW  - Themes, motives
KW  - Symbolism in art
KW  - China
KW  - Tibet
N2  - The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols is a portal into the rich, multifaceted, and profound symbolism of Tibetan sacred art. The succinct descriptions that accompany Robert Beer's detailed line drawings reveal the origins, meanings, and functions of these symbols. Beer unravels the multiple layers of symbolism and meaning contained within the iconography, affording the reader a panoramic vision into the deeper dimensions of this sacred art.

Drawn largely from Beer's monumental work The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, the meticulous brush drawings in this book depict all of the major Buddhist symbols and motifs, including the various groups of auspicious symbols; cosmological symbols; natural and mythical animals, such as the dragon, garuda, and makara; the entire assembly of ritual tantric implements and weapons; magical and wrathful symbols; handheld. - From publisher.
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