Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

Forsideomslag
Shambhala Publications, 9. nov. 2007 - 592 sider
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.
 

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Preface
11
Technical Note
17
BUDDHISM IN INDIA
47
SOME IMPORTANT BUDDHIST DOCTRINES
63
MEDITATION
81
MAHAYANA
131
TIBETAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY
137
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
181
THE FOUR ORDERS
355
NYINGMA
367
union of calm abiding and higher 393 395396 405412 415416
393
KAGYU
399
SAKYA
433
105
464
GÉLUK
467
A HETERODOX SYSTEM
497

tathāgata 54 258 304 363 364 385 191 195 209 213 228 229 257 268
191
FESTIVALS AND HOLY DAYS
219
GEOGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE
233
TANTRA
249
ultimate mind of awakening 271 yoga 250 257258 270276
250
ultimate truth 125 448 450 452 278286 289 290 293295 298
278
71
322
DEATH AND DYING IN TIBETAN BUDDHISM
325
CHRONOLOGY OF INDIAN AND TIBETAN BUDDHISM
515
Lexicon of Buddhist Terms
521
The Bodhisattva Path
522
EnglishTibetanSanskrit Glossary
529
Select Bibliography
561
113
577
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John Powers has published twelve books, including Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. He received his PhD from the University of Virginia and specializes in Indian and Tibetan intellectual history. He is currently Professor of Asian Studies at Australian National University.

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