TY - BOOK AU - The Orient Foundation, AU - Coleman, Graham TI - A handbook of Tibetan culture SN - 9781846043628 PY - 1993/// CY - London PB - Rider Books KW - DS History of Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc KW - Tibet KW - History KW - Culture N1 - a guide to Tibetan centres and resources throughout the world; PART I: International resources directory; PART II: Biographies of contemporary Lamas and scholars--; PART III: Glossary of key Tibetan, Buddhist and Sanskrit terms-- N2 - Over the past nine years the Orient Foundation has compiled a database that brings together information on over 600 Tibetan-related organizations throughtout the world. Compiled under the auspices of HH The Dalai Lama, this book provided comprehensive information about Tibetan Buddhism and culture for the general public including: Museums, teaching centres, retreat centres and publications listed in a country-by-country gazetteer. Background information on the four schools of Tibetan Biddhism Biographies of practising Tibetan teachers The First glossary of Tibetan terms UR - https://books.google.es/books?id=hcyUCwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=es#v=onepage&q&f=false ER -