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Bhutan: The Land of Serenity
Matthieu Ricard
Tucked away between China and India in the heart of the Himalayas, Bhutan remains a uniquely distinct country. Few photographers have been granted permission to reside in this long-inaccessible kingdom, now a democracy, where life quietly unfolds to the rhythm of traditions amidst the magnificent, unspoilt landscape. Nearly thirty years ago, Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk and photographer, went to Bhutan to study with Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, a highly revered Tibetan Buddhist master.He spent eight years in Bhutan with him, and has continued to return to the 'land of the thunder dragon' - or Druk-yul as Bhutan is known in Bhutanese - throughout his life, discovering on each occasion more of its invaluable treasures. As a Buddhist monk, he has not only witnessed private religious ceremonies, the life of a great Buddhist master, and exceptional works of art, but has also participated in the daily lives of local villagers. His encounters and experiences are recorded here in this exceptionally beautiful book, a sublime voyage to the heart of Bhutan, a land where spirituality and daily life are intimately linked.
Thames and Hudson 2008
978-0-500-51448-1
Motionless Journey: From a Hermitage in the Himalayas
Matthieu Ricard
Matthieu Ricard, a photographer and Buddhist monk, recently spent one year in the solitude of a hermitage in the mountains near Kathmandu. Nestled between lush valleys and the towering Himalayas, each day he quietly contemplated the subtleties of light from before sunrise until the evening after nightfall. These sublime photographs “taken at the rhythm of one or two images per week” are the fruit of this long “wait without waiting”, and of the elation of bearing witness to nature’s harmony intertwined with the peacefulness of meditation.
Thames and Hudson 2007
Tibet: An Inner Journey
Matthieu Ricard
Matthieu Ricard has been living in the Himalayas for over thirty years. In this moving photographic journey, Ricard takes readers into the heart of Buddhist spirituality and into the daily lives and festivals of the people of the Tibetan interior. The reader follows pilgrimages made by the great lamas of eastern Tibet; bears witness to the artistry of wood-engravers at the gigantic Derge printing workshops; and meets hermit monks in extremely remote regions. These experiences and many others are recorded here in 191 color photographs.
Thames and Hudson 2006
Monk Dancers of Tibet
Matthieu Ricard
In glorious photos and illuminating text, Matthieu Ricard reveals the meanings and significance of sacred Tibetan Buddhist dance in which each gesture and movement is a meditation in itself and is central to the teachings of tantric Buddhism.
Shambhala 2003
Buddhist Himalayas
Danielle Föllmi, Olivier Föllmi, and Matthieu Ricard
A spectacular photographic journey to the beauty of the majestic Himalayan countryside, to the Tibetan people - spiritual masters and humble shepherds alike - and to their sacred places This harmonious visual mosaic of the richness of a mountaintop civilization is enhanced by texts by eminent specialists on Tibetan culture as well as reflections from political and spiritual leaders of the Himalayan world. Offering a perspective from both within and outside Tibetan society, each of the twenty-one authors -from the noted photographer Galen Rowell to the Dalai Lama- provides a window onto the Buddhist Himalayas and the people who inhabit this magical land.
Harry N. Abrams 2002 / 2008
The Spirit of Tibet
Matthieu Ricard
An inspiring and beautiful glimpse into the life and world of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche as seen through the camera lens of Matthieu Ricard, a photographer and practicing Buddhist monk who was Rinpoche’s personal assistant for the last fourteen years of his life.
Aperture 2001