by RichardF.Gombrich (Foreword), Gregory Sharkey (Author), Mukti Singh Thapa (Foreword)
This text presents findings of research on a particular form of Buddhist ritual practised by Sakyas and Vajracaryas, the inheritors of the monastic tradition and the highest Buddhist castes among the Newars, the indigenous people of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 388
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Orchid Press Publishing Limited
Published: 10 Mar 2002
ISBN 10: 9748304809
ISBN 13: 9789748304809