Thu Je Chhe - Oldřich Bubák

At the counters of bookshops there can be found a vast number of books that were written by people of great spiritual knowledge, and books that were written by great Buddhist philosophers from various countries of the world in various times. These books are ones of those we call "jewels of wisdom”. For more that fifteen years I have been visiting Buddhist countries - often even several times a year - and during this period I have got an incredible amount of photographical material, which I mainly use for lectures I organize for a wide range of audiences not just in the Czech Republic but also in foreign countries. Most of them keep asking me to publish them in the form of a book. Motivated by these frequent and sincere requests I have gathered together over a hundred and eighty pictures showing views of the Himalaya from Tibet, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal. I added several popular shots from other Buddhist countries of south-east Asia. I wanted them to be representative, contain a strong message and, moreover, reflect the richness, variety and diversity of these regions. However, having finished my work I missed something…The two-dimensional pictures lacked a third dimension - a spiritual cover. That is the reason why I decided to "cover” my pictures in a collection of Buddhist essences I had chosen from the above mentioned "jewels of wisdom”. Thus I would like to create a "bridge” between the photographs and readers. Through these essences I want to share with the publi
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