The book 'Discovering Tibetan Buddhist Art' gives an insight into Tibetan art and culture. It offers you the chance to view photos of rare Tibetan art never seen before and includes information about the history and culture of Tibet written in an exciting & readable manner. The text includes personal anecdotes as well as scholarly insight.
'Discovering Tibetan Buddhist Art' contains rare photos of Tibet's sacred art and a comprehensive text of the history and culture of Tibet's unique Buddhism. There is a substantial glossary of Sanskrit, Tibetan and English terms included in this site.
We invite you also to take a look at the photos of Tibet taken by Alain Presencer. View the landscape, people and architecture of Tibet.
Alain has written this book as a dedication to the Tibetan people. This is a free site, you are welcome to extract whatever you need from this site. There is no obligation, but should you find this site a valuable asset for your learning and enjoyment, a small donation to 'The Ngoena School for Tibetan Handicapped Children' would be desperately needed and greatly appreciated.
Bank Account No 519
United Commercial Bank (UCO)
Kotwali Bazar
Dharamsala
176215 H.P.
India
Please also put a link to us on your own site, for this is a wonderful project and charity, and a fabulous opportunity to learn about a fast disappearing country and culture.
