Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

Type

Book

Authors

John Powers

ISBN 10

1559390263

ISBN 13

9781559390262

Tags

Buddhism, China, Tibet Autonomous Region. Tibet Autonomous Region (China), Religion. Religion

Description

This is the most comprehensive and authoritative introduction to Tibetan Buddhism available to date, covering a wide range of topics, including history, doctrines, meditation, practices, schools, religious festivals, and major figures. The revised edition contains expanded discussions of recent Tibetan history and tantra and incorporates important new publications in the field. Beginning with a summary of the Indian origins of Tibetan Buddhism and how it eventually was brought to Tibet, it explores Tibetan Mahayana philosophy and tantric methods for personal transformation. The four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as Bön, are explored in depth from a nonsectarian point of view. This new and expanded edition is a systematic and wonderfully clear presentation of Tibetan Buddhist views and practices.

Biblio Notes

Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Powers, John, 1957-
Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism.
Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications, 2007
(OCoLC)594203444

ISBN: 9781559392822 1559392827
OCLC Number: 124075030
Notes: Previously published: 1995.
Description: 591 pages ; 23 cm
Contents: The Indian background --
Buddhism in India --
Some important Buddhist doctrines --
Meditation --
Mahayana --
Tibetan history and culture --
Tibetan religious history --
The twentieth century --
Festivals and holy days --
Geography and architecture --
Tibetan Buddhist doctrines and practices --
Tantra --
Death and dying in Tibetan Buddhism --
The schools of Tibetan Buddhism --
The four schools --
Nyingma --
Kagyu --
Sakya --
Geluk --
Bon: A heterodox system.
Responsibility: by John Powers.

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