Monk Dancers of Tibet - Hardcover

Ricard, Matthieu

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570629749 ISBN 13: 9781570629747

Verlag: Shambhala Publications Inc, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 124 pages; Description: 125 p. : col. Ill. ; 30 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Dance --Religious aspects --Buddhism. Dance --China --Tibet. Dance --Nepal.

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Reseña del editor:

In the midst of the devastation that has been wrought on their culture, the monk dancers in the Shechen monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, are devoted to preserving the sacred dances central to the Tantric tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The dances, which originated in India and flourished for centuries in Tibet, are teaching stories—each mask, costume, movement, and gesture has a specific significance and embodies the values of Buddhism. The dances are the monks' spiritual gift to the lay community.

The origin of the sacred Buddhist dance, or cham, goes back to the ninth century, when Guru Padmasambhava introduced Buddhism to Tibet. Through the ages, the practice has been advanced by great masters whose visionary experiences enriched and enhanced the dance forms. The sacred dances were then transmitted as accurately as possible by the masters' disciples from generation to generation.

The dances are now preserved in exile in India, Nepal, and Bhutan, and have been presented in the West, by the monks of Shechen and other Tibetan monasteries, in the same spirit of sharing a profound inner experience. In vivid, full-color photos and illuminating text, the well-known author and photographer Matthiew Ricard reveals the painstaking preparations for and meanings behind the dances, as well as the intriguing history of this uniquely colorful teaching practice.

Biografía del autor:

Matthieu Ricard is a former scientist who gave up that life to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. He is the Dalai Lama's interpreter in French, has translated numerous Buddhist texts, and is the author of The Quantum and the Lotus, Journey to Enlightenment, and, with Jean-François Revel, The Monk and the Philosopher.

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• Verlag: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1570629749
• ISBN 13: 9781570629747
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128