Tibetan tantric charms and amulets
Subtitle: 230 examples reproduced from original woodblocks
By: selection and text by Nik Douglas.
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Mineola, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Charms (Buddhism); Amulets (Buddhism) -- China -- Tibet; Buddhist incantations; Buddhist art and symbolism -- China -- Tibet; Tantric Buddhism -- China -- Tibet -- Customs and practices
Description: Vibrant products of Tibetan tantric Buddhism's rich tradition of spells, charms, amulets, and talismans appear in this visually exciting and philosophically stimulating study. Most of these rare images — including prayer flags, good-luck banners, healing charms, and more — are in the form of diagrams, meticulously reproduced from the original woodblocks. 232 black-and-white illustrations.
Notes: Originally published: Dover, 1978.