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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Cloth + Dust Jacket, 360 pages. Crisp and clean- showing no signs of wear. Very Good condition. Spine of dust jacket slightly discolored.

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi, 360; 23 color illustrations from photographs, 11 figures in the text; fine copy in a fine dust jacket. "A comprehensive look at devotional rituals in Newar Buddhist viharas, this book is a major contribution to Newar Studies and to the broader ethnography of Nepal and the Himalayan region. In addition to documenting a very central, but little-known religious practice of the Newars, this study assesses the influence of Vajrayana ideology and the congruity of Newar daily rituals with early Buddhist and Theravada practices. It also provides the most complete scholarly study to date of Buddhist Sanskrit hymns and their use. In addition to color plates of ritual implements and actions, the text is thoroughly illustrated with drawings by Mukti Thapa, one of Nepal's most renowned living painters" (jacket blurb).