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INTRODUCTION
In comparison with other volumes devoted to similar topic there is one more pe¬
culiarity in the present book, explicitly that it contains not only traditionally prepared
articles, but also some researchers’ papers in a separate section. These papers are
mainly — but not exclusively — written by Lamas and Buddhist practitioners and will
be the starting point for further research in the future as important source material.
Concerning the transcription, we made some necessary academic standardisation of
Mongolian, Tibetan, and Sanskrit names and terms, however, if the context in a par¬
ticular contribution required it, some variants might appear as well.
As many of the articles are illustrated with a considerable amount of photos, depic¬
tions of images, scenes of field researches, we included — according to the tradition of
our Department’ — a CD attachment to the book with all the images.*
ÂGNES BIRTALAN
Department of Mongolian and Inner Asian Studies
Eötvös Loránd University
? Cf. E. g. Védelmező istenségek és démonok Mongóliában és Tibetben. (Őseink nyomán Belső-Ázsiában
IV.) Ed. Birtalan, Agnes — Kelényi, Béla — Szilagyi, Zsolt. L’Harmattan, Budapest 2010. [Protecting
Deities and Demons in Mongolia and Tibet.]
The authors were kindly asked to ensure the copyright of their photos.
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