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Product DescriptionOne of the great classics of spiritual literature brought back into print Paul Brunton was one of a very small number of his generation to travel so extensively throughout India and Tibet at a time when very few were doing so with such insight and discernment. His journalistic skills produced magnificent descriptions of the snowy peaks and high-desert landscapes of the Himalayan region but it was the lessons he learned from the holy men he met on his journey that tr. . . More >>

A Hermit in the Himalayas: A Unique Travelogue by One of the Greatest Spiritual Explorers of the Twentieth Century

Product DescriptionFor more than a thousand years Tibet, Sikkim, Ladakh, and Bhutan were the santuaries of Tantric Buddhism. But in the last half of this century, geopolitics has scoured the landscape of the Himalayas, and only the reclusive kingdom of Bhutan remains true to Tantric Buddhism. As she travels through Bhutan and its neighbots, Crossette introduces readers to a world that has emerged from the middle ages only to find itself peering into the abyss of modernity. . . . More >>

So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas

Product DescriptionThis is the first in-depth examination of the fascinating subject of the armour and weapons of Tibet, a country that throughout the centuries was the scene of dramatic artistic, cultural, and political developments involving Tibetan, Mongol, Chinese, Nepalese, and other Himalayan states. Many of these cultures left behind helmets, armour for men and horses, saddles, swords, archery equipment, and other arms, some of which are unique examples of previously unknown ty. . . More >>

Warriors of the Himalayas: Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet

In the Himalayas: Journeys through Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan

Product DescriptionIn 1999, a hidden library was found in the Nesar Temple at a remote village of Bicher in Dolpo, Nepal. It contains more than six hundred volumes of Tibetan manuscripts, ranging in date from the late 11th to the early 16th century. This library in many ways constitutes a cultural history of Dolpo in this period thanks to some sixty volumes with historical prefaces explaining the commission of the manuscripts for the Nesar Temple, while more than one hundred other vol. . . More >>

Hidden Treasures of the Himalayas: Tibetan Manuscripts, Paintings and Sculptures of Dolpo

Product DescriptionIn 1999, a hidden library was found in the Nesar Temple at a remote village of Bicher in Dolpo, Nepal. It contains more than six hundred volumes of Tibetan manuscripts, ranging in date from the late 11th to the early 16th century. This library in many ways constitutes a cultural history of Dolpo in this period thanks to some sixty volumes with historical prefaces explaining the commission of the manuscripts for the Nesar Temple, while more than one hundred other vol. . . More >>

Hidden Treasures of the Himalayas: Tibetan Manuscripts, Paintings and Sculptures of Dolpo

Product DescriptionThe first comprehensive guide to the shamans and tantrikas of Nepal 605 color and black-and-white illustrations, including 135 color thangkas. *Includes more than 20 psychoactives never before documented. *The result of 18 years of field research. The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal may be the only culture in the world where both shamanic and tantric techniques are still alive and in full practice today. The result of eighteen years of field research, Shamanism and . . . More >>

Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas

Love and Honor in the Himalayas: Coming To Know Another Culture

Himalaya’s To Melt by 2030

Product DescriptionVestal Himalayas Sunglasses. So high. On our list that is. Retro- styled shades with a hand-formed acetate frame, stainless steel logos and rivets, wire temples with 5-barrel hinges, and CR39 lenses with 100% UV protection. Vestal. . . . More >>

Vestal Himalayas Sunglasses