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Tabo: Gods of Light

The Indo-Tibetan Masterpiece - Revisited


  • Hirmer
  • by Peter van Ham, Gerald Kozicz, Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche
Over one thousand years old, the Buddhist monastery complex of Tabo with its exquisitely preserved works of art ranks among the most fascinating cultural and historical treasures of mankind. The new edition of this richly illustrated volume shows the beauty of these legendary sanctuaries for the first time in the highest digital resolution and describes in detail the entire gamut of Western Tibetan artistic styles.

ISBN 9783777443577 | EN | HB+
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Publisher Hirmer
ISBN 9783777443577
Author(s) by Peter van Ham, Gerald Kozicz, Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche
Publication date September 2024
Edition Hardback with dust jacket
Dimensions 280 x 280 mm
Illustrations 420 col.ill.
Pages 316
Language(s) English ed.
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Over one thousand years old, the Buddhist monastery complex of Tabo with its exquisitely preserved works of art ranks among the most fascinating cultural and historical treasures of mankind. The new edition of this richly illustrated volume shows the beauty of these legendary sanctuaries for the first time in the highest digital resolution and describes in detail the entire gamut of Western Tibetan artistic styles.

The monastery of Tabo, located in the northern Indian Himalayan region and founded in 996 AD, is the oldest temple complex in the Tibetan cultural area that has been preserved in its original state. Tabo's main temple, the "Temple of the Enlightened Gods", is a unique work of art: 1000-year-old sculptures and paintings, created in an incomparably fine style by Indian and Western Tibetan artists, together form a walk-in, horizontal mandala. Only with special permission was Peter van Ham able to spend decades photographing the temple halls, which are otherwise off-limits to cameras - most recently in the world's highest digital resolution. In the book, he also provides detailed background information and the latest research findings on the spectacular yet endangered sanctuary.

Tabo: Gods of Light

Tabo: Gods of Light

€70.50