With a foreword by the Dalai Lama, this remarkable volume presents an intimate, Family of Man like portrait of Tibet and its people. According to Tibetan belief, existence is an endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, and in this exquisitely illustrated volume authors Carroll Dunham and Ian Baker take us through the Tibetan wheel of life, from birth and childhood through adolescence and midlife to old age and death. We meet a pregnant woman who is married to four brothers. She dreams of turquoise--a sure sign that she ...
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With a foreword by the Dalai Lama, this remarkable volume presents an intimate, Family of Man like portrait of Tibet and its people. According to Tibetan belief, existence is an endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, and in this exquisitely illustrated volume authors Carroll Dunham and Ian Baker take us through the Tibetan wheel of life, from birth and childhood through adolescence and midlife to old age and death. We meet a pregnant woman who is married to four brothers. She dreams of turquoise--a sure sign that she will give birth to a boy. Ten-year-old Tulku Ralo yawns as he sits on a grand throne blessing the reverent throng who flock to him; it is not easy being a god-child. The pilgrimage of a family to Lhasa takes several years, for they cover the entire distance by prostrating the length of their bodies across the earth, surrendering to the primordial ground from which all Buddhas have arisen. Set against Tibet's staggeringly beautiful mountain landscapes, as well as against the ongoing struggle of the Tibetans to win independence from China, Tibet: Reflections from the Wheel of Life portrays the many faces of an earthy yet devout people steeped in a rich heritage. Includes a foreward by The Dalai Lama.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good jacket. First Edition. Signed and inscribed on the half title page: To Jane Bay, with profound gratitude of your generous support for the people of Tibet. December 11, 1993. International Committee of Lawyers for Tibet, The Nuns Project, The Namgyal Monastery. No other markings in lightly read book. Scuffed DJ with shelf wear to edges.
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Kelly, Thomas L. Very Good in Good jacket. 10 1/2 x 10 1/2. 204 pages, w/many color and b/w photograph illustrations. DJ is price clipped and has a crease and clean tear on back-but is bright crisp and clean. Green cloth exterior w/title on spine in gold. Interior is glossy stock with many well produced photo illustrations and is unmarked, tight and clean.
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VG+ Sage cloth boards, color illustrated dj, 204 pp., color and bw illustrations throughout. From the publisher: This work provides an intimate portrait of Tibet and its people as they make their pilgrimage through the wheel of life. The book offers lively and engaging, intimate and bawdy, humorous, tragic, revealing and inspiring stories of the Tibetans and reveals their extraordinary perception of their everyday lives.
