This is a systematic study of the Tibetan charms and amulets, mantras and cakras that have protected wearers for centuries and which remain a living tradition today. Drawing from indigenous works of the 19th century, the author illustrates and explains 109 amulets and their accompanying mantras, as well as 102 cakras, primarily associated with the Nyingma-pa and Bon traditions. The author also employs the amulets and cakras to reveal details of the myriad gods, demons and other supernatural beings - many incorporated into Buddhism from earlier belief systems - that comprise the Tibetan pantheon. This is a very important work on the subject, back in print again after many years. It offers a very important contribution to understanding of Tibetan amulets back in print after many years. The author is one of the world's leading scholars of Tibeto-Himalayan religion. This title is complemented by over 200 illustrations.

Tibetan Amulets, Tadeusz Skorupski, Orchid Press, 1893/2009, 123 Pages, $25.00

Tadeusz Skorupski was born in France in 1945. He received his pre-university education in Poland. After completing his university degrees in History of Philosophy and Theology at different universities in Poland, Canada and Italy, he embarked on Oriental Studies in 1972 at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. In 1978, he was awarded a Ph.D. degree in Sanskrit and Tibetan Buddhist Literature. During the period 1978-1982 he was employed as a Research Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. The research was sponsored and financed by the Leverhuylme Trust. He is an author of numerous articles and books on Tibetan Culture. At the present he pursues further research of Tibetan Buddhism in association with the Institute of Tibetan Studies, TRing, U.K., and sponsored by the British Academy.

	Contents: TIBETAN AMULETS
	Preface	vii
	Introduction	1
	One Hundred and Nine Amulets	11
	One Hundred and Two Protective Cakras	52
	Selected Glossary	121
	About the Author	124