Tibetan Calligraphy: How to Write the Alphabet and More

In Tibetan Calligraphy, Sanje Elliott shows us how to capture the elegance and grace of Tibetan calligraphy without prior knowledge of either Tibetan language or calligraphy. This beautiful book includes many prayers, mantras, and seed syllables to copy and study. Perfect for practitioners, artists, and anyone interested in the Tibetan language.

Author: Sanje Elliott
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Published: 01/03/2012
Pages: 104
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 6.91h x 10.02w x 0.28d
ISBN13: 9780861716999
ISBN10: 086171699X
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Techniques | Calligraphy
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Alphabets & Writing Systems
- Art | Asian | General

About the Author
Sanje Elliott has been practicing Tibetan arts since 1974. His first teacher was the American artist Glen Eddy, and he has studied with numerous Tibetan artists in Darjeeling and Kathmandu. A former head of the art department at Naropa University, he now lives in Portland, Oregon.

Sarah Harding has been studying and practicing Buddhism since 1974, and has been teaching and translating since completing a three-year retreat in 1980 under the guidance of Kyabjé Kalu Rinpoché. She was associate professor at Naropa University for twenty-five years in Boulder, Colorado, where she currently resides, and has been a fellow of the Tsadra Foundation since 2000. She specializes in literature with a focus on tantric practice. Her publications include Creation and Completion; The Treasury of Knowledge: Esoteric Instructions; Niguma, Lady of Illusion; and two volumes on Chö and Shijé from The Treasury of Precious Instructions.