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Title: Places of Pilgrimage in Thag (Thakkhola)
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: David L. Snellgrove
Editor: David L. Snellgrove
One Sentence Summary: This article presents several Tibetan texts, along with English translations, concerning the area of Thag (in present day Mustang District) in Northern Nepal.

Description: This article presents several Tibetan texts, along with English translations, concerning the area of Thag (in present day Mustang District) in Northern Nepal. Snellgrove's introduction briefly considers the historical situation of Thag as a Tibetan cultural area. He explains how he came upon several editions of these texts and summarizes the places described by them. Several maps, illustrations, and photos are included. (Ben Deitle 2005-12-14)
Translator: David L. Snellgrove
Original/Translation: Both
Publisher Place: Kathmandu, Nepal
Publisher: Ratna Pustak Bhandar
Normalized publisher place: Kathmandu
Publisher country: Nepal
Published Date: 1979
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/kailash/kailash_07_02_01.pdf
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Himalayas -- Kailash: A Journal of Himalayan Studies -- (1979) Vol. 7.2
Cultural Coverage: Tibet
Tibet and Himalayas
Language: English
Tibetan
Source: Kailash: A Journal of Himalayan Studies
Source Editor: John K. Locke
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 7
Source Number: 2
Source Page Numbers: 73-170
Frequency of publication: Irregular

Table of Contents: Introduction - - The Record of Five Representative Treasures - - An Account of How a Fiendish Obstruction Arose with Regard to the Image 'Good to See' - - A Description of Muktinath and other Holy Places - - Tibetan Text
ISBN/ISSN: 3777499
LOC: 7390654

Means of availability: Availble in PDF format within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database and from www.digitalhimalaya.com.
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Resource Type: Article
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Date Of Record Creation: 2005-12-22 13:17:59
Date Record Checked: 2005-12-31
Date Last Modified: 2005-12-31 01:42:24
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