Jokhang

Dorje, Gyurme [u.a.]:
Jokhang : Tibet's Most Sacred Buddhist Temple / Dorje Gyurme ; Tashi Tsering ; Heather Stoddard ; André Alexander. - London : Ed. Hansjörg Mayer (distr. by Thames & Hudson), 2010. - 288 S. : überw. Ill.
ISBN 978-0-500-97692-0
£ 35,00
DDC: 726.14923

Beschreibung
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.
   This landmark publication is illustrated with photographs taken over eight decades, and is introduced by the personal reminiscences of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Gyurme Dorje presents a detailed inventory of the Great Temple, and Tashi Tsering compiles historical sources that illustrate its importance in Tibetan life. Heather Stoddard draws on early historical material to highlight the temple’s geomantic origins and the inauguration of the Great Prayer Festival, while Andre Alexander explores the temple’s intricate Indo-Nepalese architecture and Ulrich van Schroeder documents its extant bronze images. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Introduction by Gyurme Dorje. 7
Personal Reminiscences of the Great Temple. 31
PART 1. GYURME DORJE - ZHAKABPA'S INVENTORY TO THE GREAT TEMPLE OF LHASA. 47
   - The Original Construction of the Great Temple. 49
   - Later Phases of Restoration and Extension. 54
   - The Chapels of the Ground Floor. 66
   - The Chapels of the Middle Floor. 79
   - The Sridevi Turret and Chapels of the Top Floor. 83
   - The Gilded Roofs of the Great Temple. 87
   - The Ground Floor Annex. 90
   - Murals of the Great Courtyard and the Inner Walkway. 97
   - The Middle Floor Annex: Private Apartments and Government Offices. 100
   - The Top Floor Annex: Palace of the Dalai Lama. 105
   - Plans of the Great Temple. 108
   - Notes. 112
PART 2. TASHI TSERING - JOWO SAKYAMUNI. 123
PART 3. HEATHER STODDARD - FROM RASA TO LHASA. 159
   - The Geomantic Stones of the Jokhang. 160
   - The First Monlam Chenmo. 178
   - The Early Wall Paintings. 193
PART 4. ANDRE ALEXANDER - THE LHASA JOKHANG: AN INDIAN VIHARA IN TIBET. 201
PART 5. 108 BRONZES FROM THE JOKHANG REPOSITORY. 251
Bibliography. 277
Index. 282
Photo credits. 287

Beteilige Autoren

GYURME DORJE holds a PhD in Tibetan Literature and an MA in Sanskrit with Oriental Studies. From 1991 to 1996 he held research fellowships at London University, where he worked on the Encyclopaedic Tibetan-English Dictionary. He has written, edited, translated and contributed to numerous books on Tibetan culture. Founder of TransHimalaya travels. Profile page. Rangjungyeshe Wiki.
TASHI TSERING, one of the founding Directors, in 1992, and presently the Director of the Amnye Machen Institute, Tibetan Centre for Advanced Studies in Dharamsala.
HEATHER STODDARD, Tibetologist, Researcher at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (CNRS), Paris, France.
ANDRÉ ALEXANDER, since 1987, his work has focused on the preservation and documentation of historic Tibetan buildings, as well as developing sustainable new designs for Himalayan communities. He currently divides his time between projects in China and India, research on Buddhist architecture and historic Asian cities, and occasional lecturing at the University of Technology in his native Berlin.

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