‎Walter Eugene Clark‎
‎Two Lamaistic Pantheons 2 volumes complete‎

‎Cambridge Massachusetts 1937 Harvard University Press Hardcover 1st Edition ‎

Reference : 029960

‎Hardcover, 26 x 17,5 cm, XXIV + 169 - 314 pp., English, 1st Edition, 2 volumes, Illustrations, book condition: Very Good. this set is a foundational two-volume work by Walter Eugene Clark, published in 1937. It is a critical resource for identifying the vast array of deities in Tibetan Buddhist iconography. rnThe book documents two specific collections from the Qing dynasty:rntThe Pao-hsiang Lou Pantheon: A collection of 766 bronze statuettes discovered in a temple within the Forbidden City, Beijing. Each statue features inscriptions in Chinese, Tibetan, and Sanskrit, making them essential for cross-referencing names.rntThe Chu Fo Pu-sa Sheng Hsiang Tsan: A manuscript with 360 woodcut illustrations and Chinese eulogies. It provides names in Chinese, Tibetan, Mongolian, and Manchu, offering a multilingual view of the Buddhist hierarchy.rn‎