Tales of the turquoise
Subtitle: a pilgrimage in Dolpo
By: Corneille Jest ; translated from the French by Margaret Stein.
Contributors: Stein, Margaret.
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Ithaca, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Nepal -- Dolpā.; Tibetans -- Folklore.; Tales -- China -- Tibet.; Tales -- Nepal.; Dolpā (Nepal) -- Religious life and customs.
Description: "In this journal narrative of a pilgrimage in Dolpo, an isolated Himalayan valley in northwest Nepal inhabited by people of Tibetan stock, Corneille Jest weaves together his own gentle observations of daily life and the lively tales told by his traveling companion."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.