Macdonald, A. W. 1923-2018,

Aspects of himalayan buddhism / A.W. Macdonald ; edited by Anne Vergati ; foreword by Lokesh Chandra. - New Delhi : Dev Publishers & Distributors, 2023. - viii, 216 p. ; illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216).

A Tibetan guide to some of the holy places of the Dhaulagiri-Muktināth area of Nepal -- The autobiography of a twentieth-century Rnying-ma-pa Lama -- Creative dismemberment among the Tamang and Sherpas of Nepal -- Note on the language, literature and cultural identity of the Tamang -- Points of view on Halase: a holy place in East Nepal -- Remarks on the manipulation of power and authority in the high Himalaya -- Hindu-ization, Buddha-ization, them Lama-ization: what happened at La-phyi? -- A note on five Tibetan Thangkas of the Gesar Epic -- The coming of Buddhism to the Sherpa area of Nepal -- Working with Buddhists.

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Buddhism--Himalaya Mountains Region.
Buddhism.
Manners and customs.
Religion.


Himalaya Mountains Region--Religion.
Himalaya Mountains Region--Social life and customs.
Himalaya Mountains Region.

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