Tales of the Turquoise A Pilgrimage in Dolpo

Name: Tales of the Turquoise A Pilgrimage in Dolpo
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ISBN: 9781559390958

ISBN-10: 1559390956

ISBN-13: 9781559390958

Edition: N/A

Authors: Corneille Jest, Kungya, Margaret Stein, Corneille Jest

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Description:

In this journal narrative of a pilgrimage in Dolpe, an isolated Himalayan valley in northwest Nepal inhabited by people of Tibetan stock, Cornelle Jest weaves together his own gentle observations of daily life and the lively tales told by his traveling companion.

Book details

List price: $22.95
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.74" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



List of Karma's Stories


Acknowledgments


Foreword


Karma the Pilgrim


Trangdrug the Magician


The Quest of the Flower Utumwara


The Shepherd-princess


The Shepherd Who Wished to Understand the Language of Animals


Somaki and the Three Keys


The Tail That Talks


The Myna Bird


The Lama and the Queen of the Witches


The Nine Tricks of the Hare


Balabewa the Innocent


The End of the Demon of the Cave


The Three Children Who Were Saved from the Water


The Middle Kingdom


The Mummy of the Lama of Shang


The Jewel


How One Becomes Intelligent


The Man of Evil Ways and the Man of Good Ways


The Horseman Who Does Not Steal or Lie


How to Rid Oneself of a Rival


The Child and the Demoness


Tashi Taken, the Gelder


The Battle of Gesar and Demon Akyung


The Identification of an Illegitimate Child


The Cow Ba-tratatrari


The Return to Kagar


The End of the Pilgrimage


Notes


Bibliographical Notes


Bibliographical References


Glossary