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Jokhang : Tibet's most sacred Buddhist temple / Gyurme Dorje ... [et al.].

Title
Jokhang : Tibet's most sacred Buddhist temple / Gyurme Dorje ... [et al.].
Publication
London : Edition Hansjorg Mayer : In association with the Tibet Charitable Trust ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Thames & Hudson, 2010.

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Additional Authors
  • Gyurme Dorje.
  • Tibet Charitable Trust.
Description
288 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), plans (some col.); 31 cm.
Summary
Lying at the center of an ancient network of Buddhist temples in the Great Temple of Lhasa, the Jokhang Temple is the heart of spiritual and economic life in Tibet. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is the atmospheric focal point of Lhasa, from which bustling narrow lanes of commerce radiate outward in all directions.
Subject
  • Buddhism > Tibet Autonomous Region
  • Buddhist temples > Tibet Autonomous Region
  • Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > History
  • Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Religion
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-280) and index.
ISBN
  • 9785000976920
  • 5000976924
LCCN
2009934777
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries