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Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet

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Art Editions

  • Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet, Art Edition No. 1–40 ‘Buddha Shakyamuni, Gyantse Kumbum (ca. 1420)’
  • Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet. Art Edition No. 41–80 ‘Green Tara, Gyantse Kumbum (ca. 1420)’
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A World Heritage landmark, this SUMO-sized publication presents the most precious surviving murals of Tibetan Buddhist culture. For the first time, these astonishing and intricate masterpieces can be appreciated in blazing color and life-size resolution. Signed by his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the book is a revelation for scholars, aficionados of Tibet as well as for practitioners of Buddhism, yoga, meditation, and mindfulness.

Collector’s Edition (No. 81–998), each signed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and with a Shigeru Ban bookstand
Edition of 918Hardcover volume signed by the Dalai Lama, 50 x 70 cm, 60 kg, 498 pages, 6 fold-outs, with a modular bookstand designed by Shigeru Ban, plus an illustrated 528-page scholarly companion book
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Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet

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Majestic Illumination
A thousand years of Tibetan mural masterpieces revealed for the first time
Hidden amidst soaring snowy mountains, deep valleys, and desolate deserts are some of the greatest treasures of Buddhist culture and Tibetan heritage. For more than a decade, photographer Thomas Laird traveled the length, breadth, and far-flung corners of Tibet’s plateau to capture the land’s spectacular Buddhist murals in all their sublime vastness, intricacy, and their spiritual, emotional, and psychological enrichment.

Deploying new multi-image digital photography, Laird compiled the world’s first archive of these artworks, some walls as wide as 10 meters, in life-size resolution. This breathtaking publication assembles Laird’s portfolio in extra-large format with six fold-outs, printed in five colors including gold. Featuring both complete murals and copious details, it immerses readers into these precious, extraordinary masterpieces.

In recognition of this World Heritage landmark and preservation of Tibetan culture, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has signed all copies of this Collector’s Edition. In the 528-page scholarly companion book, Buddhist writer and academic Robert Thurman takes us through this transcendent journey with detailed text on the murals' spiritual significance while captions from experts Heather Stoddard and Jakob Winkler shed light on the storylines and artistic context of each image.

As his Holiness the Dalai Lama has himself explained, these murals are not just objects of beauty, but serve as points of reference and guidance for practitioners of Buddhism, yoga, and meditation, as well as for anyone seeking to incorporate mindfulness into their daily life. Binding contemporary photographic technology with ancient traditions, this book is at once a majestic art piece, a major milestone in the appreciation of Buddhism, a precious monument to Tibetan culture, and a vital source for the contemplative arts and sciences.

SUMO-sized Collector’s Edition limited to 918 copies (No. 81–998), each signed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, with a bookstand designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect and humanitarian pioneer Shigeru Ban.

Also available as two Art Editions limited to 40 copies each (No. 1–80), both with a print.
Il designer del leggio

Shigeru Ban (born in 1957) attended the SCI-Arc in California and the Cooper Union School of Architecture in New York. A member of the Voluntary Architects Network and winner of the Pritzker Prize in 2014, Ban’s innovative use of recycled materials has supported humanitarian efforts around the world. He is based in his native Tokyo, Paris, and New York.

Il fotografo e autore
American photographer and writer Thomas C. Laird has explored the art, culture, and history of the Himalayas since 1972. Based in Nepal for three decades, his reporting and photography have been published globally by TIME, Geo, Newsweek, Le Figaro, National Geographic, and many others. His nonfiction books include a history of Tibet written with the Dalai Lama, translated into 14 languages. From 2008, he has created the world’s first life-size images of enormous Tibetan wall murals. Fine art prints of these works have been the focus of several exhibitions and are held in both public and private collections.
Gli autori che hanno contribuito
Heather Stoddard is a semi-retired professor of Tibetan literature, history and language at INALCO in Paris. Born in England, she studied Chinese and Tibetan at SOAS and the Sorbonne, becoming one of the first scholars to study modern Tibetan intellectuals. She has authored several essays and books on the history of Tibet, including The Beggar from Amdo, the definitive biography of monk and polymath Gendun Chophel, and Tibet from Buddhism to Communism. She writes extensively on Tibetan literature and art and has traveled annually to the Tibetan plateau for over three decades. She lives today in Oxford, UK.

Jakob Winkler è traduttore, insegnante e studioso di tibetologia. Winkler studia e pratica il buddismo dalla metà degli anni ’80 sotto la guida del maestro di Dzogchen Chogyal Namkhai Norbu. Nel 2002 ha ricevuto dal maestro l’autorizzazione a insegnare il Dharma. È uno dei pochi esperti occidentali e veri detentori del lignaggio della tradizione Dzogchen, l’insegnamento centrale della scuola Nyingma del buddismo tibetano. Grazie alle sue importanti ricerche ha contribuito alla comprensione delle pitture murali del tempio Lukhang di Lhasa ed è stato il primo studioso occidentale a identificare nel testo dei tesori di Pema Lingpa la fonte dei dipinti murali del Lukhang.

Robert A. F. Thurman (1941–2026) è stato uno studioso di buddismo tibetano. Conseguì il titolo di Vajrācārya presso il monastero del Dalai Lama, dove per un breve periodo fu monaco, e un dottorato di ricerca presso l’Università di Harvard. È stato docente universitario di studi buddisti indo-tibetani Jey Tsongkhapa presso la Columbia University, dove per 31 anni ha ricoperto la prima cattedra accademica finanziata nel mondo occidentale in questo ambito di studi. È stato tra i fondatori dell’American Institute of Buddhist Studies, dedicato alla traduzione dei testi classici tibetani, e della Tibet House US, istituita per preservare la cultura tibetana, minacciata nella sua terra d’origine. Nel 1964 conobbe il Dalai Lama di cui divenne allievo e amico intimo. Autore prolifico, è stato un convinto sostenitore delle scienze spirituali buddiste e della sopravvivenza del Tibet e della sua cultura illuminante. Al momento del suo pensionamento, nel 2019, ricevette il prestigioso premio Padma Shri per il lavoro di una vita dedicato a valorizzare in India la conoscenza della sua eredità buddista classica.

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet
Edition of 918Hardcover volume signed by the Dalai Lama, 50 x 70 cm, 60 kg, 498 pages, 6 fold-outs, with a modular bookstand designed by Shigeru Ban, plus an illustrated 528-page scholarly companion book

ISBN 978-3-8365-3312-6

Edizione: Inglese
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