num_pages: 392
description: For artists, designers, and all with an interest in Buddhist and Tibetan art, this is the first exhaustive reference to the seemingly infinite variety of symbols found throughout Tibetan art in line drawings, paintings, and ritual objects. Hundreds of the author's line drawings depict all the major Tibetan symbols and motifs—landscapes, deities, animals, plants, gurus, mudras (ritual hand gestures), dragons, and other mythic creatures—ranging from complex mythological scenes to small, simple ornaments.
language: English
title: The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs
titlecomplete: The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs
genres: Religion, Mysticism, Reference, Buddhism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 102
publisher: Shambhala