How was Buddhism spread to Tibet? How did Tibetan Buddhism evolve and assimilate with Tibetan’s native and animistic beliefs? Is Tibetan Buddhism now the purest…
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Bound with Love
Bound with Love- Letters Home from China 1935-1945 is a gem of a book. The letters here are extracted from about 1000 letters written from…
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The Golden Urn – Part 1
The Golden Urn refers to an urn made at the instruction of Emperor Chian Lung when he was in his Summer Palace in Chengde. He…
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By Scott Berry
A Stranger in Tibet is a fascinating book on the journey of a Japanese Zen monk into forbidden Tibet in 1900. He was the first…
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Tibet — The mysterious kingdom
These 4 books should give a good flavour on mysterious Tibet. Tibet, Tibet is a travelogue. Turquoise Roof is an autobiography by a Tibetan aristocrat…
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