The Tibetan Art Of Healing de Baker, Ian (text); Deepak Chopra (intro) & Romio Shrestha (paintings)

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London England: Thames & Hudson, 1997. Trade Paperback. With a Preface by Deepak Chopra. Paintings by Romio Shrrestha. Like an illuminated manuscript, yhis exraordinarily beautiful book is both an exquisite artwork in itself and an object of profound meditation. It is based on a revered collection, long considered lost, of three-hundred-year-old Tibetan thangkas: elaborate paintings that portray a philosophy of healing based on Buddhist beliefs.Ayurvedic practices and ancient shamanic traditions - works that still have much to teach us today. Rendered by Tiobet's fotremost traditional artist, Romio Shrestha, using the age-old technique of painting with rich materials such as gold and powdered lapis lazuli, these breathakingly complex and brilliant works reqard the minutest contemplation. This important book is also a practical guide to our search for physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. The Tibetan scholar Ian Baker guides us through a selection of the paintings, unfolding their… Leer más