TY - GEN AU - Ham, Peter Van TI - Guge - ages of gold : the West Tibetan masterpieces SN - 9783777426686 U1 - 759 PY - 2016/// CY - Munich PB - Hirmer Verlag KW - N1 - CONTENTS 1. Introducing the sanctuaries : specialities, singularities, peculiarities 2. Surrounding the sanctuaries : mountains, deserts, valleys 3. Founding the sanctuaries : backgrounds, reasons, consequences 4. Structuring the sanctuaries : concepts, programs, icons 5. Charang. the temple of the self-born guardian 6. Rangrig Tse Lhakhang 7. Ropa. The temple of the great translator 8. Lotsava Lhakhang 9. Poo. The perfection of wisdom 10. Prajnaparamita Sutra 11. Northeast-Indian Pala art in an early West Tibetan manuscript? 12. Nako 13. The pilgrim's gateway. The temple of the great translator 14. Lotsava Lhakhang 15. The upper temple 16. Lhakhang Gongma 17. The cave sanctuaries 18. hermitages of royal patronage. Nyag : the white temple 19. Lhakhang Karpo 20. Khyunglung : Buddhism, not Bön 21. Chiwang : cliffs at the crossroads 22. Dungkar : the caves of bliss 23. Pedongpo : a sanctuary for the Buddhas of the fortunate era 24. Tholing 25. the mother. The white temple of the ornamented world 26. Lhakhang Karpo Jigten Gyan 27. The red assembly hall 28. Dukhang / Lhakhang Marpo 29. Tsaparang 30. ruins of the royal residence. The white temple 31. Lhakhang Karpo 32. The red temple 33. Lhakhang Marpo 34. The temples of Tara and Yamantaka 35. Dölma & Shinje She Lhakhang 36. The temple of the wheel of bliss 37. Demchog Lhakhang 38. Working on the sanctuary 39. thanks, notes, scriptures 40. Financial support / colophon ER -