On the Path to Void

An overview of Tibet's spectacular art and architecture is provided in this volume. The essays in this volume, authored by the best experts on Tibetan art and culture, cover monasteries, palaces, icons, wall paintings, and the most well-known type of Tibetan art—Thankas—in three sections on architectural monuments, sculpture, and painting and fabric representations. This article gives a comprehensive overview of Tibetan culture, covering everything from the Yurlung dynasty, when Tibet was a powerful nation, to the ongoing and unrelenting "Sinfication" of Tibetan Culture, which extends to locations in India like Alchi and Tabo.