About the Book: Tibetan Sacred Dance: A Journey into the Religious and Folk
Traditions
The first book to explore the significance and symbolism of the sacred and
secular ritual dances of Tibetan Buddhism.
• Lavishly illustrated with color and rare historic photographs depicting the
dances, costumes, and masks.
• Looks at both sacred (cham) and folk (achi lhamo) forms and their role in the
development, practice, and culture of Tibetan Buddhism.
From the time Buddhism entered the mythical land of the snows, Tibetans have
expressed their spiritual devotion and celebrated their culture with dance. Only
since the diaspora of the Tibetan people have outsiders witnessed