Description on Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh, Nepal, and Tibet accompanied with pictorial works.

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The Dalai Lama has represented Buddhism as a religion of non-violence, compassion, and world peace, but this does not reflect how monks learn their vocation. Th

Burmese wooden monasteries and related pavilions have not received the scholarly attention that they deserve. This is unfortunate, given the particularly epheme