Beiträge zur Zentralasienforschung

[PIATS 2006: Proceedings of the Eleventh Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies. Königswinter 2006.]

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Contents:

Foreword
Erberto Lo Bue & Christian Luczanits. vii

The Historical Architecture of the Trandruk Temple in the Yar lung Valley of Tibet
Reinhard Herdick. 1

Considerations on the Development of the Representation of the Buddha’s Life in Early Tibetan Thangkas
Eva Allinger. 27

Preliminary Remarks on the Donor Inscriptions and Iconography of an 11th-century Mchod rten at Tholing
Amy Heller. 43

Courtly Cavaliers, Mounted Heroes and Pehar: New Issues in
the Iconography and Iconology of Protector Deities in
Early Western Himalayan Art
Christiane Papa-Kalantari. 75

An Early Wall Painting of a Bhai?ajyaguru Mandala in Western Tibet
Helmut F. Neumann & Heidi A. Neumann. 121

Inscriptions and Captions in the Gu ru Lha khang at Nako, Kinnaur
Kurt Tropper. 143

Visual Evidence for ‚Bri gung Activity at Nako, Kinnaur
Melissa R. Kerin. 175

The Commemorative Stupas at Densathil a Preliminary Study
Olaf Czaja. 197

Mandalas of Mandalas: The Iconography of a Stupa of Many Auspicious Doors for Phag mo gru pa
Christian Luczanits. 281

Three Tibeto-Chinese Mandala Paintings of Around 1442
Ursula Toyka-Fuong. 311

Reconstructing Sakya: Written Sources, Photographic Archives and Fieldwork
Federica Venturi. 335

The Sambhala Murals in the Klu khang and Their Historical Context. A Preliminary Report
Erberto Lo Bue. 353

The Dbu yab pho brang in the Nor bu gling ga and Its Connection with the Murals of the Klu khang Behind the Potala
Jakob Winkler. 375

An Unusual Highlight in Trade in Tibetan Art: A 20th-century Thangka of Shangs pad, Protector of the Dge ldan byams pa gling Monastery at Chamdo in the Province of Dagyab in Kham, Eastern Tibet
Ingrid Kreide-Damani. 393