Tibetan Ting-Sha

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Connections Book Publishing, 2004 - 48 pages
This beautiful gift package is comprised of a pair of traditional hand cymbals and an illustrated book explaining their cultural origins, their place in Tibetan ceremony, plus a wealth of practical suggestions for their use in personal spiritual development.
 

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Table des matières

Introduction
6
Traditional Uses
27
Using Your Tingsha
35
GLOSSARY
46
Droits d'auteur

Expressions et termes fréquents

ancient Indian Avalokiteshvara bardo Bardo Thodol bell metal bhajan blue Hum Bodhichitta Bodhisattva breath bronze Buddha Buddha's teachings chakra chanting Chinese classes of guests compassion consists dance dedicate the merit devotional songs dharma dharmachakra Eight Auspicious Symbols eight symbols emanation body endless knot enjoyment body enlightened feng shui finger cymbals food and water four classes gandharvas golden fishes golden treasure vase golden wheel hand cymbals Hindu Hindu devotional hungry ghosts incense innate mind joy and equanimity Kamadeva leather thong lotus mantra monk mould Nepal offering goddesses offering ritual pair of golden paired ting-sha parasol path performed prayer pretas protective deities rebirth recite represent rhythmic ring Robert Beer Samatha Sanskrit Shakyamuni shrivatsa silk six realms skilful means spiritual summon symbolize the Buddha's thangka Three Jewels three syllables Tibetan ting-sha tions tormented spirits traditionally upper Vedic victory banner water offerings white conch shell wisdom wish-granting gem

À propos de l'auteur (2004)

Robert Beer, a British artist and scholar of Buddhist and Hindu symbolism, has studied and practiced Tibetan thangkha painting for the past thirty-three years. Since 1975 he has lived in England, working consistently on developing the artistic skills, vision, patience and understanding of this highly complex subject. Between 1980 and 1998 he worked on an extensive series of several hundred iconographical brush drawings depicting all of the symbols and ritual implements employed in Tibetan art. His paintings and drawings have appeared in at least 600 books on Buddhist themes.

Informations bibliographiques

TitreTibetan Ting-Sha
AuteurRobert Beer
Éditionillustrée
ÉditeurConnections Book Publishing, 2004
ISBN1859061532, 9781859061534
Longueur48 pages
  
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