{"product_id":"9781462913190","title":"Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative text on the specifically Tibetan branch of Buddhism—one which possesses a rich visual history of Buddhist art and Iconagraphy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book gives a descriptive outline of the principal gods in the Tibetan pantheon, tracing the main features and symbols that are used to denote each one. A Comprehensive illustrated list of the various ritual objects, talismans, symbols, \u003ci\u003emudras\u003c\/i\u003e (symbolic hand poses), and \u003ci\u003easanas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003evahanas\u003c\/i\u003e (position of the lower limbs) that are used in the images of the gods is accompanied with a word list of the Sanskrit terms most commonly encountered in a study of Lamaism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA set of thirty-one \u003ci\u003ethang-kas\u003c\/i\u003e from the famous collection of Baron A. von Stael-Holstein, formerly of Peking, China, which came to America after the publication of the original edition of the book, has been included in this new and revised edition.","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129565233392,"sku":"9781462913190","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462913190_p0.jpg?v=1763680081","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462913190","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}