{"product_id":"awaken-john-henry-rice-9780300244656","title":"Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn innovative and compelling presentation of world-class Tibetan Buddhist art, elucidating its esoteric themes through visual storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Encouraging personal engagement with Tibetan Buddhism, this dynamic book presents spectacular Himalayan art and explores the philosophical tenets encoded in its imagery. Taking as its theme the universally accessible experience of Awakening, the book's main text leads readers along an immersive journey of self-discovery, aided by a virtual guide, or lama, and traditional art meant to support meditative practice. Complementary essays examine Tibetan Buddhism's ritual tools, paintings, symbolic imagery, and artistic traditions. Beautiful color images of all artworks, including three by contemporary Nepalese-American artist Tsherin Sherpa, and selected important details enhance our understanding of their complex iconography. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistributed for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (04\/27\/19-08\/18\/19)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsian Art Museum of San Francisco\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (01\/17\/20-04\/19\/20)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Henry Rice, Jeffrey Durham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300244657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300244656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Museum of Fine Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.30h x 9.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020","brand":"John Henry Rice","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981542654207,"sku":"9780300244656","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3224090-e829-47c8-b131-8e61bc28db34.jpg?v=1683256186","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/awaken-john-henry-rice-9780300244656","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}