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[A] brilliant study. -- Lauran R. Hartley The Journal of Asian Studies This elegant, readable work portrays the considerable traditional Tibetan enterprise of book production. -- Jonathan C. Gold Religious Studies Review This innovative and highly original exploration into the Tibetan culture of the book... is highly recommended reading for everybody interested in Tibetan Studies and cultural studies in general. Journal of the American Oriental Society

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Preface 1. The Stuff of Books 2. The Editor's Texts 3. The Scholar's Dream 4. The Physician's Lament 5. The King's Canons 6. The Cost of a Priceless Book Epilogue: The Boy Who Wrote Sutras on the Sky Appendix 1. Buton Rinchendrup's Letter to Editors Appendix 2. The Contents of the Buddhist Canons Appendix 3. The Cost of the Canon at Dege Notes References Index

The Culture of the Book in Tibet

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: 06/07/2009
      ISBN13: 9780231147163, 978-0231147163
      ISBN10: 0231147163
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      [A] brilliant study. -- Lauran R. Hartley The Journal of Asian Studies This elegant, readable work portrays the considerable traditional Tibetan enterprise of book production. -- Jonathan C. Gold Religious Studies Review This innovative and highly original exploration into the Tibetan culture of the book... is highly recommended reading for everybody interested in Tibetan Studies and cultural studies in general. Journal of the American Oriental Society

      Table of Contents
      Preface 1. The Stuff of Books 2. The Editor's Texts 3. The Scholar's Dream 4. The Physician's Lament 5. The King's Canons 6. The Cost of a Priceless Book Epilogue: The Boy Who Wrote Sutras on the Sky Appendix 1. Buton Rinchendrup's Letter to Editors Appendix 2. The Contents of the Buddhist Canons Appendix 3. The Cost of the Canon at Dege Notes References Index

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