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Fortress Ser.: Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas : Tibet, Ladakh, Nepal and Bhutan by Peter Harrison (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Buddhism has been influential in the mountain kingdoms of the Himalayas since the 7th century AD, most notably in the kingdom of Tibet where it permeated all aspects and levels of society until the 20th century. From the 9th-century AD onwards, the secular rulers of Tibet sought to extend their influence, and that of Buddhism, throughout the region. To this end, huge stone and mud-brick fortifications, known as dzongs, were constructed to dominate the secular landscape, while massive Buddhist monasteries dominated the religious - both following a very specific style of Tibetan architecture. It has been estimated that as many as 3,000 monasteries were built along with 200 dzongs. Mongol invasions from the 12th century onwards provided another influence, while internecine fighting in the 17th century led to increased fortification of the monasteries and the rise of the Dalai Lama as the head of a theocracy in Tibet, centred on the Potala Palace in Lhasa - a true fusion between secular dzong and religious monastery. Elsewhere in the Tibetan-influenced Himlayas the Buddhist Indian Kashmiri kingdom of Ladakh withstood assaults by both Muslims and Sikhs and developed a style of fortress monastery located on rocky peaks for defence, these often became combined with the fortified palaces of the rulers of Ladakh. With the foundation of Bhutan in the 17th century, further fortified monasteries were created in an effort to protect the new state's independence form the Dalai Lama. These fortifications have survived largely intact through today, as Chinese control over the Tibetan Autonomous Region has led to the destruction of the vast majority of the fortified monasteries and dzongs of that particular area. This title recreates the dramatic and colorful fortifications created in these mountain kingdoms, and recounts their operational history through the foreign incursions, religious conflicts and civil wars that litter their history, right through to the Tibetan uprising and flight of the Dalai Lama form the Potala Palace in 1959

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1849083967
ISBN-13
9781849083966
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99545903

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Book Title
Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas : Tibet, LADAKH, Nepal and Bhutan
Author
Peter Harrison
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Asia / General, Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Nature, Religion, History
Number of Pages
64 Pages

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Item Length
9.9in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
7.3in
Item Weight
7.4 Oz

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Series Volume Number
104
Lc Classification Number
Ug432
Illustrated by
Dennis, Peter
Copyright Date
2011
Dewey Decimal
623.195496
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Fortress Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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