Land of Pure Vision: The Sacred Geography of Tibet and the Himalaya

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Land of Pure Vision Land of Pure Vision The Sacred Geography of Tibet and the Himalaya David Zurick Foreword by Éric Valli Design by Richard Farkas Map by Holly Troyer Copyright © 2014 by David Zurick Foreword copyright © 2014 by Éric Valli The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com Cataloging-in-Publication data is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-8131-4551-8 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8131-4559-4 (pdf) ISBN 978-0-8131-4558-7 (epub) This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. Printed and bound in South Korea by PACOM KOREA Inc. Member of the Association of American University Presses Due to variations in the technical specifications of different electronic reading devices, some elements of this ebook may not appear as they do in the print edition. Readers are encouraged to experiment with user settings for optimum results. For Sam Mitchell (1956–2011) In memoriam ...