Traditionally very difficult to learn, Tibetan calligraphy is usually done with brush. This unique book guides the reader step-by-step to using a standard calligraphy pen to create beautiful Tibetan-language calligraphy. Includes many prayers, mantras, and common phrases to copy.

Tibetan Calligraphy: How to Write the Alphabet and More, Sanje Elliot and Sarah Harding, Wisdom Publications, Paperback, 87 Pages, $16.95

Sanje Elliott has been practicing Tibetan arts since 1974. His first teacher was the American artist Glen Eddy, and he has studied with numerous Tibetan artists in Darjeeling and Kathmandu. A former head of the art department at Naropa University, he now lives in Portland, Oregon.