The invincible Amdo Tibetans (dedikált példány) [antikvár]

THE DALAI LAMAPREFACEThis collection of photographs entitled Invincible Amdo Tibetans takes me back to my infancy. As many people know, I myself was born in the region of Tibet called Amdo in a place called Taktser. It is a beautiful land. My own village, situated on a small plateau, was surrounded by fields of wheat and barley. The plateau, in turn, was encircled by rolling hills covered in lush green grass. To the south of the village was a mountain higher than the rest, which local people called 'The Mountain that Pierces the Sky'. It was regarded as the abode of the local guardian deity. Its lower slopes were covered in forest, above which abundant rich grass could be seen. Higher still, the rock was bare and on the summit was a patch of snow that never melted. On the northern face of the mountain grew junipers and poplars, peaches, plums and walnuts, and bushes with many kinds of berries and scented flowers. Water from clear springs feli in cascades. Birds and the wild animals: deer, wild asses, monkeys, a few leopards, bears and foxes, all wandered unafraid of man. As Buddhists, our people would never willingly harm a living creature.Amid this natural splendour stood monasteries like Karma Shar Tsong Ritro, Amdo Jhakhyung, and others. They not only added colour, but