Tibetan Calligraphy: The Meditative Practice of Uchen Script

Author/Contributor(s):	Mannox, Tashi
Publisher:	Wisdom Publications
Date:	4/20/2027
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

In the first-ever comprehensive Tibetan writing manual in English, world-renowned calligrapher Tashi Mannox presents the paleographical history of the classical Uchen script, with scriptural examples of the great Tibetan calligraphy masters and scholars. He then explains traditional writing techniques and theory, illustrating letters, punctuation, and the structure of manuscripts—as well as the divine and coherent letter proportions of mantra and seed syllables within the principles of mandala.

The Uchen script is a living tradition, created to preserve and convey the teachings of Buddhadharma. It is the primary script style for Tibetan Buddhist manuscripts and mantras and is regarded as sacred; each of the thirty letters of the Tibetan alphabet are considered to be bodhisattvas.

Both a thorough and informative guidebook and an inspiring paean to centuries of artistic and meditative tradition, with over 150 beautiful illustrations, this is a revelatory volume to study and treasure.