A Handbook of Tibetan Culture: A Guide to Tibetan Centres and Resources Throughout the World

by Graham Coleman (Editor)

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  Paperback
  1993

  $3.24

  This encyclopaedic reference is a guide to Tibetan cultural resources worldwide. The Orient Foundation has compiled a database that brings together information on 600 Tibetan-related organizations throughout the world. Compiled under the auspices of HH The Dalai Lama, this book provides comprehensive information about Tibetan Buddhism and culture for the general public, including: museums, teaching centres, retreat centres and publications listed in a country-by-country gazetteer; background information on the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism; biographies of practising Tibetan teachers; and a glossary of Tibetan terms.