Indo-Tibetan Buddhism: Indian Buddhists and their Tibetan ..., Blenheim in Blenheim, Marlborough for sale

Some pencil marginalia to the bibliography pages. No tears to dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; xxiii, [1], 640 pages. Hardcover edition. First printing. Red boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 229 x 149mm. Illustrated with 88 b&w plates and 5 maps. The illustration on the front panel of the dust wrapper is from a Tibetan thangka of the Indian teacher Gayadhara. G"Professor Snellgrove draws upon contemporary documents to illustrate the cultural changes that came over Tibet as a result of its rule from the seventh to ninth centuries of an extensive Central Asian Empire"- from dust wrapper blurb. Selected contents: The Rediscovery of Indian Buddhism; Sakyamuni: Buddha of the Present World Age; Buddhism becomes a Pan-Asian Religion; Boddhisattvas; The Three Turnings of the Wheel of the Doctrine; Tantric Buddhism; Buddhist Communities in Indian and Beyond; The Conversion of Tibet. ; 8vo
Indo-Tibetan Buddhism: Indian Buddhists and their Tibetan Successors (Books)
Author
David Snellgrove
Title
Indo-Tibetan Buddhism: Indian Buddhists and their Tibetan Successors
Publisher name
Serindia Publications (1987), London
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1987
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
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