Director's Preface, by Melissa Chiu 9 Curator's Acknowledgments, by Olaf Czaja 11 Note to the Reader 13 Funders of the Exhibition 14 Lenders to the Exhibition 15 Golden Visions of Densatil: A Tibetan Buddhist Monastery, by Olaf Czaja 17 Descriptions of Densatil: Excerpts from the Journals of Sarat Chandra Das and Giuseppe Tucci, Adriana Proser 57 From Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet, by Sarat Chandra Das 59 From To Lhasa and Beyond, by Giuseppe Tucci 60 Works in the Exhibition, by Olaf Czaja and Adriana Proser 65 The Tashi gomang Stupas: Beginnings under Jigten Gonpo 66 Tier of Protectors of the Teachings 76 Tier of Offering Goddesses 112 Tiers of Tantric Meditational Deities 126 Pillars, Columns, and Embellishments 146 Lineage Tier and the Uppermost Stupa 162 Art Historical Influence and Meaning 175 Maps of Tibet 182 The Densatil Monastery Timeline of Selected Events 184 Glossary 187 Select Bibliography 196 Index 202 Photography Credits 207
