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Plant-based Himalaya: Vegan Recipes from Nepal- Hardcover

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Plant-based Himalaya: Vegan Recipes from Nepal by Babita Shrestha The art of healthy cooking is all about loving yourself and spreading that love...

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Timmur: Stories and Flavours from Nepal- Hardcover

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Timmur: Stories and Flavours from Nepal by Prashanta Khanal About the Book This cookbook is a celebration of Nepal's rich and diverse culinary...

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Drenpa’s Proclamation : The Rise and Decline of the Bon Religion in Tibet

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Drenpa's Proclamation, dating from the 11th century C.E., is the earliest known coherent account, told from the perspective of the Bon religion, of...

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A Life in Tibetan Studies : Festschrift for Dieter Schuh at the Occasion of his 80th Birthday

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Edited by : Christoph Cuppers, Karl-Heinz Everding, Peter Schwieger Published by Lumbini International Research Institute, 2022 Isbn: 978993713004...

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The Legend of Machig

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Author: Luke Davis, Illustrated by Ratna Sagar Shrestha Description: "I thoroughly enjoyed The Legend of Machig. In Luke Davis's capable hands Mac...

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The Magical Monkey of Swayambhu | The Legend of Machig (Box Set)

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Author: Luke Davis , Illustrated by Ratna Sagar Shrestha Description: The Magical Monkey of Swayambhu tells a story of a brave monkey, Machig, who...

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Corner of a Foreign Field : The British Cemetery at Kathmandu

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Author: Mark F. Watson , Andrew R. Hall Description: This history of the British Cemetery in Kathmandu encompasses the entire story of Western inv...

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Fortunate to Behold : A History of the Birth of the Blessed one Sakyamuni Buddha at Lumbini

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Author: Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, Translated by David P. Jackson Description: Fortunate to Behold is one highly knowledgeable Tibetan lama's brief ...

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Sathi: The Street Dog from Kathmandu

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Author: Julu Description: On a crisp cool morning in Kathmandu, Nepal a young street dog named Sathi prepares for her first Kukur Tihar, a festiva...

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Logic in Buddhist Scholasticism

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The cover-diagram shows the tradition of the Buddhist "Dharma Character School" (Chin. Faxiang zong, Jap. Hosso-shu), as seen by the Japanese templ...

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The Ambassador's Dog

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About the Book: The Ambassador's Dog is a story of the magic of unexpected connections on a trail in Upper Mustang in Nepal. It is the tale of a s...

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The Museums in the Area of Lumbini and Kapilavastu

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The Museums in the Area of Lumbini and Kapilavastu Gitu Giri Author: Gitu Giri Weight: 515 grams  

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The Life of the Buddha

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ABOUT THE BOOK: This book describes, analyses and reproduces line drawings from two manuscripts and a related section from a third manuscript. Thes...

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Searching for the Dharma, Finding Salvation - Buddhist Pilgrimage in Time and Space

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Searching for the Dharma, Finding Salvation - Buddhist Pilgrimage in Time and Space Proceedings of the Workshop "Buddhist Pilgrimage in History and...

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On a Day of a Month of the Fire Bird Year

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Author: (Eds) Jeannine Bischoff, Petra maurer, Charles Ramble Weight: 1555 grams  

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Plants in Early Buddhism and the Far Eastern Idea of the Buddha-Nature of Grasses and Trees

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Plants in Early Buddhism and the Far Eastern Idea of the Buddha-Nature of Grasses and Trees Author: Lambert Schmithausen Weight: 700 grams  

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Khenpo Sangye Tenzin and the Career of Serlo Shedrup Zungdrel Ling Gonpa

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Khenpo Sangye Tenzin and the Career of Serlo Shedrup Zungdrel Ling Gonpa, that evolved into one of the Most Important Monasteries Among the Sherpas...

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A Mirror of Jewels which Clears Away Errors

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Published by Lumbini International Research Institute 2020 Author: Franz Karl Ehrhard Weight: 535 grams  

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Fifteenth Century Tibet: Cultural Blossoming and Cultural Unrest

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Proceedings of a Conference Held in Lumbini, Nepal, March 2015 Author: Volker Caumanns and Marta Sernesi Weight: 535 grams  

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Buddhist Iconography and Ritual in Paintings and Line Drawings from Nepal

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This book is divided into three sections. Author: Gudrun Buhnemann  

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From Turfan to ajanta (2 volumes)

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From Turfan To Ajanta (Part I & II) Edited By Eli Franco and Monika Zin ISBN 978-9937-553-02-5 (Vol. 1) ISBN 978-9937-553-02-5 (Vol. 2) Author...

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Sakyamuni's return Journey to Lumbini

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According to Newar Buddhists, Sakyamuni Buddha returned to his birthplace, Lumbini, after his enlightenment. Visual representations of his journey ...

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Buddhist and Jaina Studies: Proceedings of the Conference in Lumbini, February 2013

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Buddhist and Jaina Studies Proceedings of the Conference in Lumbini, February 2013 Edited by J. Soni, M. Pahlke and C. Cueppers Author: J. Soni, M...

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Besting the Best : Warriors and Warfare in the Cultural and Religious Traditions of Tibet

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A Historical, Ethnographic and Archaeological Survey of Martialism Over the Last Three Millennia Author: JOHN VINCENT BELLEZZA Weight: 1305 grams...

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