The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols

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The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols is a portal into the wealthy, multifaceted, and profound symbolism of Tibetan sacred art. Robert Beer provides a deep and encompassing insight into the vast array of symbols and attributes that seem inside the complex iconography of Tibetan Buddhism. The succinct descriptions that accompany his detailed line drawings reveal the origins, meanings, and functions of these symbols. Beer unravels the more than one layers of symbolism and that means contained inside the iconography, affording the reader a panoramic vision into the deeper dimensions of this sacred art.

Drawn in large part from Beer’s monumental work The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, the meticulous brush drawings on this book depict the entire major Buddhist symbols and motifs, including the more than a few groups of auspicious symbols; cosmological symbols; natural and mythical animals, such as the dragon, garuda, and makara; all of the assembly of ritual tantric implements and weapons; magical and wrathful symbols; handheld emblems, attributes, and plants; esoteric Vajrayana offerings; and mudras, or ritual hand gestures.

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