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Sera: The Way of the Tibetan Monk
Sheila Rock
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Description for Sera: The Way of the Tibetan Monk
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 113 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 222 x 10. Weight in Grams: 817.
Tibet was once home to thousands of thriving Buddhist monasteries. But in 1959, following a Tibetan uprising against China's long occupation, nearly all were destroyed by the Chinese military, the practice of Buddhism was outlawed, and the Dalai Lama was forced into exile. In March of that year, Chinese tanks bombarded the 540-year-old Sera Jey Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, killing hundreds of monks and destroying ancient texts and invaluable artifacts that had been collected over centuries. Thousands of survivors fled over perilous mountain passes to neighboring India, many with only thin robes and light footwear to shield them from the ... Read more
Tibet was once home to thousands of thriving Buddhist monasteries. But in 1959, following a Tibetan uprising against China's long occupation, nearly all were destroyed by the Chinese military, the practice of Buddhism was outlawed, and the Dalai Lama was forced into exile. In March of that year, Chinese tanks bombarded the 540-year-old Sera Jey Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, killing hundreds of monks and destroying ancient texts and invaluable artifacts that had been collected over centuries. Thousands of survivors fled over perilous mountain passes to neighboring India, many with only thin robes and light footwear to shield them from the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231128919
SKU
V9780231128919
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About Sheila Rock
Sheila Rock is a professional photographer living in London. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and has been accepted into the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London. She began photographing the Sera Jey monks in 1998.
Reviews for Sera: The Way of the Tibetan Monk
An absolutely stunning collection of black-and-white photographs that document the lives of the Sera Jey monks of Tibet. Asian Week Sera is a moving collection of black-and-white photographs by Sheila Rock showing the monks of Sera Jey Monastery near Mysore, India... She has made an eloquent statement with her photographs of the monks at work, worship, and play... The simplicity ... Read more