(Foreword by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu)
Dzogchen is the apotheosis of Tibetan Buddhism and Longchenpa is the
pre-eminent master of Dzogchen and one of Tibet's greatest mystical poets.
The verses of his
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A new translation and commentary by Keith Dowman on Longchenpa's Treasury of Natural Perfection. Dzogchen is the apotheosis of Tibetan Buddhism and Longchenpa is the pre-eminent master of Dzogchen and
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People of lower caste live throughout the villages of Nepal but have been noticeably absent from ethnographic accounts of the Himalayan region. Starti
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The book is a bold exploration of certain controversial issues that relate to the everyday life of Hindu women. As Michael Allen says, it is "a collection of quite brilliant essays that I feel certain
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Prayogshala (Laboratory) is a book about the politics of Nepal. It was written by Sudheer Sharma. The book revolves around the Maoist insurgency, deposed monarchy and the r
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Regionalism and National Unity in Nepal is Frederick H. Gaige's acclaimed study of the Tarai and the Nepali state's misdirected and ineffectual attempts at integrating the region into the national mai
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…an excellent contribution to our understanding of Nepal's current situation and worth the attention of anyone seriously interested in the subject.'
- JOHN WHELPTON in European Bulletin of Hima
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SAARC to BIMSTEC: Breakdown or Breakthrough in Regional Co?operation? explores the persistent challenges and evolving possibilities of regionalism in South Asia. Tracing the trajectory from SAARC?s fo
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The book is a textual and visual representation of Kathmandu Valley, weaving discourses on festivals, narratives and performances during August, September and October, which are intense months of fes
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Clint Rogers explores the entrepreneurial Manang community and their rise to economic success. With an in-depth view of their emergence as prominent international traders in the 1960s and later as tou
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This book is a critical feminist analysis of sex trafficking. Arguing that trafficking in girls and women is a product of the social construction of gender and other dimensions of power and status wit
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An itinerary- only apparently circular - furrows the universe of Kulung Rai shamanism in Nepal. A nomadic religion, generated within the space of a double geography that weaves vivid visionary foresho
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About the Author:
Martino Nicoletti (Ph.D.) (Perugia – Italy, 1968) has for over fifteen years been a specialist in the ethnography of the Himalayas and history of religions of southern Asia.
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