The encyclopedia of Tibetan symbols and motifs

Text and illustrations by Robert Beer.

1 Landscape elements. 2 Flowers and trees. 3 Animals. 4 Narrative subjects. 5 Cosmology. 6 Mudras. 7 The Chakravartin and his seven precious possessions. 8 Auspicious symbols. 9 Various peaceful offerings, jewels, and ritual implements. 10 The wheel of sharp weapons. 11 Wrathful offerings, tormas and ritual fire hearths. 12 Geometric borders, patterns, designs, and motifs

'This study of the sacred art of Tibet is the result of eight years of meticulous brush drawing, and a life-time spent researching and reflecting upon the inner and often hidden meanings and origins encapsulated in this most complex of iconographical traditions. Several thousand individual drawings arranged as a series of 169 plates illustrate the many variations in style and individual expression of these ritual objects.'

Hardcover