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Title: Ashta (Sacred Tibetan Textiles) Ultra Lined Journal
Condition: New
Format: Hardback
Type: Hardback
ISBN-10: 1439793514
EAN: 9781439793510
ISBN: 9781439793510
Publisher: Paperblanks
Release Date: 07/01/2022
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 230mm
Item Length: 180mm
Author: Paperblanks
Book Series: Sared Tibetan Textiles
Type: Other
Release Year: 2022
Description: Artistic, religious and cultural traditions unite in the handwoven fabric of this Sacred Tibetan Textiles design. For centuries, Muslim families in Varanasi, India, have practiced the art of handweaving silks to create cloths and vestments for sacred rituals. The city lies just 12 kilometres from the Buddhist pilgrimage site Sarnath, where the Buddha first gave his sermon upon becoming enlightened, and so Islamic, Buddhist and even Hindu practices have become woven together in the area.The fabric reproduced on this cover comes straight from the Kasim Silk Emporium in Varanasi and is an authentic expression of the weaver’s cultural heritage. In this design, created for a Buddhist monastery, the weavers have portrayed the path to enlightenment, both in the symbolic pattern and in the brightness of the colours chosen.With this Sacred Tibetan Textiles journal, we pay tribute to the rich heritage of Indian handweaving and to the craftspeople who continue this devotional practice today.

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