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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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In August 1904 Sir Francis Younghusband's invasion force reached the forbidden city of Lhasa. The British invasion of Tibet in 1903 acted as a catalyst for change in a world transformed by revolution, war and the rise of a new order. Using unofficial government sources, private papers and the diaries and memoirs of those involved, this book examines the impact of Younghusband's invasion and its aftermath inside Tibet. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1920. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Early medieval Tibet remains one of the most challenging fields in Tibetan Studies overall, wherein numerous mysteries remain. The six contributions comprising the present collection shed light on major topics in history, literature and religion. ... Read more

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More than a local history, Tibet to Texas makes Buddhist philosophy and history comprehensible and enjoyable for the Western reader by

• providing an overview of Buddhism
• exploring the broader context of Buddhism’s evolution in North America
• and covering controversial political issues in Tibetan Buddhism.

Tibet to Texas also captures the personalities and intense human struggles of Texans striving to practice the four sects of Tibet’s Karma Kagyu Buddhism in the Lone Star State. This is the story of heroic individuals such as Jan Puckett, whose efforts led to the 1991 establishment of the Rigpe Dorje Foundation in San Antonio.

Other Texas stories include the introduction of Chogyam Trungpa’s Shambhala International to Austin in 1974; the arrival of Lama Ole Nydahl’s Diamond Way in League City in 1992; and the story of the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra system finding a home in Dallas in 1986. ... Read more

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My daughter gave me this book for Mother's Day.I have not finished it yet, but I am finding it to be very well-written and easily comprehensible. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Tibet," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Tibet in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Tibet when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Tibet, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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The book is based on foreign and western Tibetan sources of information which are records on stones and on paper. Records on stones cover the period 200 B.C. to 1900 A.D. records on paper are the chronicles of the Kings of Leh (or Ladakh). Francke's own pioneering reseaches into the dialects, customs, folk-lore, ethnology, and archaeology of western tibet are widely known. ... Read more