Tibet Books


Seven Years in Tibet Best Price: $3.99 An amazing true story about the escape of a German from a POW camp in India during the second...	The Snow Lion and the Dragon: China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama Best Price: $15.24 I am not an expert in this area, and just want a quick but balanced overview of the history...	The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs Best Price: $36.94 If you're interested in Tibetan Buddhist iconography for whatever reason you can't go wrong with...	Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Secret Exploration of Tibet (Kodansha Globe) Best Price: $6.99 Peter Hopkirk is a child of the British Empire, having been to many places where generally only...	A Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols Best Price: $14.99 Tibetan Buddhist symbolism is extremely complex,yet in this volume artist/Buddhist Robert Beer...



Tibetans (Peoples of Asia) Best Price: $18.15 This is a very well written book for those who have general interest on Tibet and Tibetans,...	In Exile from the Land of Snows: The Definitive Account of the Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Conquest Best Price: $7.95 Probably this book has not been read in recent times as much as it was before. The reason is...	Himmler's Crusade: The Nazi Expedition to Find the Origins of the Aryan Race Best Price: $7.25 backgrounder for some of the Indiana Jones plots. some good information interspersed with...	Authenticating Tibet: Answers to China's 100 Questions (Philip E. Lilienthal Books) Best Price: $14.75 The land of Tibet--its people, culture, and religion--has long been both an object of contention...	The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947 Best Price: $5.50 Easy and concise. The myths are removed, and you are presented with a unbais history of Tibet.



Celestial Gallery Best Price: $47.22 I have a modest collection of new, good-quality Thangka ($150 to $400, up to 25"), but the...	The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Or The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane, according to Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English Rendering Best Price: $7.00 A very interesting book. Many of the texts are foreign to me but a learning experience...	Magic and Mystery in Tibet Best Price: $16.76 I have just stumble on to the writings of Ms Neel. First, this book provides a view into the...	Practicing Wisdom Best Price: $4.85 This book is truly remarkable, even among the excellent books written by His Holiness. It is a...	The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History Best Price: $50.00 I had the very good fortune of meeting and attending meditation sessions with Dudjom Rinpoche...

An Introduction to Classical Tibetan Best Price: $15.49 I'm still in the very early stages of studying Tibetan and am no expert on the subject, but,...	My Land and My People: The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet Best Price: $5.24 This book is a wonderful, simple, and quick read. Of course the subject matter does get...	Manual of Standard Tibetan Best Price: $48.58 Since I've hesitated a long time between Hopkins' "Fluent Tibetan" with tapes and...	A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State Best Price: $32.40 While informative and detailed in certain episodes of Tibetan history, one can't help feeling...	Bhutan: Hidden Lands of Happiness Best Price: $58.77 "The portraits are as wonderful as the words and the people are so beautiful. They...

Wild Awakening: The Heart of Mahamudra and Dzogchen Best Price: $14.76 This is a contemporary introduction to many of the core teachings of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, as...	Buddha's Warriors: The Story of the CIA-Backed Tibetan Freedom Fighters, the Chinese Communist Invasion, and the Ultimate Fall of Tibet Best Price: $11.95 "All politics is local"-I can not agree more. I gradually found out the lies built on...	Reflections On A Mountain Lake: Teachings on Practical Buddhism Best Price: $6.98 This book is a Buddhist western woman's dream. Ani Tenzin Palmo has the ability to transcend...	Creation and Completion: Essential Points of Tantric Meditation Best Price: $10.10 This book is, indeed, a unique guide to the fundamental practice of Tibetan Buddhist tantra. ...	The CIA's Secret War in Tibet Best Price: $21.83 Defiance against Chinese oppression has been a defining characteristic of Tibetan life for more...

Echoes from Dharamsala: Music in the Life of a Tibetan Refugee Community Best Price: $7.66 This is a wonderful book about modern life in Dharamsala, exile home of the Dalai Lama in India....	Tibetan Diary: From Birth to Death and Beyond in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal Best Price: $19.78 In this rich and deeply personal account of life in the highlands of Nepal, Geoff Childs...	Kalacakra and the Tibetan Calender (Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences) Best Price: $45.77 There are two miracles associated with this book: 1. Henning has penetrated fantastically...	A History of Modern Tibet, volume 2: The Calm before the Storm: 1951-1955 (Philip E. Lilienthal Books) Best Price: $43.20 This book could have been written not by a Professor of a major American University but the...	Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion Best Price: $12.98 Tibetan Portrait is really what the name says - As a photographer myself I was touched by the...

Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West Best Price: $11.14 At ten years from its publication that flared many a fire from other Tibetan scholars and...	Steps on the Path to Enlightenment, Vol.2: Karma: A Commentary on the Lamrim Chenmo Best Price: $13.90 This second volume of the five-volume commentary focuses on karma, or cause and effect, and is...	A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage (A Spiritual History of the Teachings of Natural Great Perfection) Best Price: $34.21 Together with Dudjom Rinpoche's history of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism this book by...	Lost in Tibet: The Untold Story of Five American Airmen, a Doomed Plane, and the Will to Survive Best Price: $5.18 For those hauling cargo over the Hump, the enemy was not the Japanese but rather what is...	Music in the Sky: The Life, Art and Teachings of the Seventeenth Karamapa, Karmapa Orgyen Trinley Dorje Best Price: $4.98 Remarkable book, remarkable man. He will be very important to us in the future. A deep bow.

The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia Best Price: $30.00 A serious student with a certain background in Tibetan and Chinese history may find this book...	The Cult of Tara: Magic and Ritual in Tibet (Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions) Best Price: $16.00 This is book is a richly detailed exposition of the major rituals and supporting belief systems...	My Tibet, Text by his Holiness the Fourteenth Dali Lama of Tibet The photographs in this book are simply breathtaking. The daily life of the everyday Tibetan...	Memories of Life in Lhasa Under Chinese Rule Best Price: $26.00 Tubten Khetsun provides a remarkably detailed and vivid account of what Tibetans have undergone...	Buddha's Not Smiling : Uncovering Corruption at the Heart of Tibetan Buddhism Today Best Price: $18.22 Ignorance is bliss.. well glad to be wakened by this detailed account of Tibetan politics and...

Karmapa: The Politics of Reincarnation Best Price: $7.90 This history of the Karmapas reads more like novel than biography though it provides...	The Art of Silver Jewellery: From the Minorities of China, The Golden Triangle, Mongolia and Tibet Best Price: $39.70 An excellent overview of the silver jewelry of the minority tribes of China, it also addresses...	Tantra in Practice Best Price: $20.00 D.G. White, author of the excellent yogic study and adventure story, "The Alchemical...	Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land Best Price: $14.90 I have been boning up on Chinese history and culture for nearly a decade now, and am to the...	Art of Tibet (World of Art) Best Price: $5.50 The beautiful and complex art of Tibet accepts many stylistic influences from other countries,...

The Quintessence Tantras of Tibetan Medicine Best Price: $16.67 The most thorough, detailed and systematic reference for Tibetan medicine.	Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psychiatry: The Diamond Healing Best Price: $11.39 This book is truly and evidently a classic. Clifford presents the methods of Diamond Healing -...	Tibet, Tibet Best Price: $8.89 At different times in its history Tibet has been renowned for pacifism and martial prowess,...	Tibet Best Price: $17.28	Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China Best Price: $20.81 Over the past century and with varying degrees of success, China has tried to integrate Tibet...

History As Propaganda: Tibetan Exiles versus the People's Republic of China Best Price: $26.10 A readable, painfully balanced presentation of the issues surrounding the Tibetan exiles vs the...	Tears of Blood: A Cry for Tibet Best Price: $23.70 This book was a bit depressing - there is no doubt that what the Chinese did in Tibet was...	The Buddha's Art of Healing: Tibetan Paintings Rediscovered Best Price: $25.00 What this version lacks is poster-sized illustrations...other than that, you'll find it here. ...	The Search for the Panchen Lama Best Price: $6.13 Wow! - non fiction paced like a mystery novel. I could not put the book down. Yes, it helps to...	Yangzi River Map: From Source to Sea, Featuring the Three Gorges, Shanghai, Wuhan, Chongqing, & the Source in Tibet Best Price: $8.50 Note that the Editorial Review does not apply to this map and should be ignored. While Odyssey...

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