This volume "condenses" some of the major work done since 1965 by Ulrich Von Schroeder who has published monumental and expensive volumes on Buddhist art, statues and culture in Tibet. Explanatory articles on Indo-Tibetan Buddhism accompany the annotated illustrations of 108 Buddhist sacred artefacts which remain in temples and monasteries in Tibet. Many are not normally accessible. They were often created by artists from other Central Asian countries and examples are shown from different periods. With maps, glossary, bibliography, index and a complementary DVD with 527 digital photographs. Titling in Chinese and Tibetan.