Dowman Power Places of Central Tibet (Free PDF Download)

This Pilgrim's Guide is based upon Kbyentse's Guide to the Holy Places of Central' Tibet. Jarnyang Kyentse Wangpo (1820-92), a Khampa lama, made frequent, extended pilgrimages to Central Tibet and wrote his guide at the end of a long life as a contribution to the old and popular genre of Tibetan literature called neyik, guides to pilgrirnage. Kyentse Rimpoche was no ordinary larna. One of the greatest figures in the eastern Tibetan eclectic renaissance of the last century, his scholarship and wisdom combined to give his work the highest mark of authority and integrity. His Guide was translated into English-and partially annotated by the notable Italian scholar