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Author : David Plymire
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book High Adventure in Tibet written by David Plymire and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GPH Publication/AG Missionary.
Author : Ippolito Desideri
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861716760
Total Pages : 834 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (617 download)
Download or read book Mission to Tibet written by Ippolito Desideri and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mission to Tibet recounts the fascinating eighteenth-century journey of the Jesuit priest ippolito Desideri (1684 - 1733) to the Tibetan plateau. The italian missionary was most notably the first european to learn about Buddhism directly with Tibetan schol ars and monks - and from a profound study of its primary texts. while there, Desideri was an eyewitness to some of the most tumultuous events in Tibet's history, of which he left us a vivid and dramatic account. Desideri explores key Buddhist concepts including emptiness and rebirth, together with their philosophical and ethical implications, with startling detail and sophistication. This book also includes an introduction situating the work in the context of Desideri's life and the intellectual and religious milieu of eighteenth-century Catholicism.
Author : Trent Pomplun
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0195377869
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Jesuit on the Roof of the World written by Trent Pomplun and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2010 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - And highly controversial - appeal of Hermetic philosophy in the Asian missions; the political underbelly of the Chinese Rites Controversy; and the persistent European fascination with the land of snows."--Résumé de l'éditeur.
Author : Isabel Suart Robson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Two Lady Missionaries in Tibet written by Isabel Suart Robson and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ippolito Desideri
Publisher : Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Missionary in Tibet written by Ippolito Desideri and published by Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 1998 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rare work is a compilation of letters and other papers belonging to Fr. Desideri, who lived in Tibet as a missionary from 1712-21. It is perhaps the earliest known account about life in Tibet, and gives a valuable documentation of his journey and experiences in 18th century Tibet, at a time when few westerners had even heard about this exotic land.
Author : David P. Jones
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666769037
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)
Download or read book Brave Son of Tibet written by David P. Jones and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-04-10 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, access to Tibet was difficult for geographical and political reasons until missionaries pried it open in the nineteenth century. Their reports provided glimpses of those living behind the towering mountains, hidden from the Western world. One of those missionaries, Robert B. Ekvall (1898–1983), stands out as one of the most illustrious and overlooked alumni of Nyack College (now Alliance University) and Wheaton College. He joined the short list of those who contributed significantly to the evangelization of the Tibetan Buddhist nomads of Northeastern Tibet. After serving two decades as a pioneer missionary-anthropologist on the Gansu-Tibetan border of western China, his career in missions suddenly ended. He was thrust into WWII as a captain in the US Army, a combatant, interpreter, military attaché, diplomat, and chief interpreter at the Panmunjom Korea armistice talks in 1953. In the late 1950s, he entered the academic world at the University of Washington, Seattle, before retiring in the 1970s. Adventure, bravery, intrigue, tragedy, and sorrow all describe facets of Ekvall’s life. Few missionaries can boast of such a varied career.
Author : Douglas Wissing
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466892242
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book Pioneer in Tibet written by Douglas Wissing and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Albert Shelton was a medical missionary and explorer who spent nearly twenty years in the Tibetan borderlands at the start of the last century. During the Great Game era, the Sheltons' sprawling station in Kham was the most remote and dangerous mission on earth. Raising his family in a land of banditry and civil war, caught between a weak Chinese government and the British Raj, Shelton proved to be a resourceful frontiersman. One of the West's first interpreters of Tibetan culture, during the course of his work in Tibet, he was praised by the Western press as a family man, revered doctor, respected diplomat, and fearless adventurer. To the American public, Dr. Albert Shelton was Daniel Boone, Wyatt Earp, and the apostle Paul on a new frontier. Driven by his goal of setting up a medical mission within Lhasa, the seat of the Dalai Lama and a city off-limits to Westerners for hundreds of years, Shelton acted as a valued go-between for the Tibetans and Chinese. Recognizing his work, the Dalai Lama issued Shelton an invitation to Lhasa. Tragically, while finalizing his entry, Shelton was shot to death on a remote mountain trail in the Himalayas. Set against the exciting history of early twentieth century Tibet and China, Pioneer in Tibet offers a window into the life of a dying breed of adventurer.
Author : Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674659708
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (746 download)
Download or read book Dispelling the Darkness written by Donald S. Lopez Jr. and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Inquiry concerning the doctrines of previous lives and emptiness -- Selections from Inquiry concerning the doctrines of previous lives and emptiness -- Introduction to Essence of the Christian religion -- Essence of the Christian religion -- A final thought
Author : Albert Leroy Shelton
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019441879
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (418 download)
Download or read book Pioneering on Tibet written by Albert Leroy Shelton and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating memoir, Shelton offers readers a first-hand account of his experiences as a Christian missionary in Tibet during the early 20th century. Shelton vividly describes the challenges he faced, including language barriers and cultural differences, as well as the impact of his work on the Tibetan people. This is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of Christian missions or the broader history of Tibet. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : John Chisholm Lambert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Missionary Heroes in Asia written by John Chisholm Lambert and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ippolito Desideri
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788187661887
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (618 download)
Download or read book A Missionary in Tibet, 1713-21 written by Ippolito Desideri and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Carey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Adventures in Tibet written by William Carey and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the history and culture of Tibet and includes the diary of Annie R. Taylor, a Christian missionary who traveled to Tibet in 1892.
Author : Linda Learman
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824874021
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book Buddhist Missionaries in the Era of Globalization written by Linda Learman and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2004-11-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful volume dispels the common notion that Buddhism is not a missionary religion by revealing Asian Buddhists as active agents in the propagation of their faith. It presents at the same time a new framework with which to study missionary activity in both Buddhist and other religious traditions. Included are case studies of Theravada, Chinese, and Tibetan Buddhist teachers and congregations, as well as the Pure Land, Shingon, Zen, and Soka Gakkai traditions of Japan. Contributors examine both foreign and domestic missions and the activities of emigrant communities, showing the resources and strategies garnered by late-nineteenth- and twentieth-century Buddhists who worked to uphold and further their respective traditions, often under difficult circumstances. Based on anthropological fieldwork and historical research, the essays break new ground and provide better analytical tools for studying mission activity than previously available. They provide instructive comparisons with Anglo-American Protestant missionary thinking and offer insights into the internal dynamics of Sri Lankan and Japanese missions as they make their way in Protestant and Catholic societies. Also included are nuanced studies of two major missionary figures in late twentieth-century Chinese Buddhism and a fascinating look at the present Dalai Lama’s relationships with his devotees and the American government, viewed through an exposition of the abiding tradition within Tibetan Buddhism that combines mission activity with the political goals of exiled lamas. Contributors: Stuart Chandler; Peter B. Clarke; C. Julia Huang; Steven Kemper; Linda Learman; Sarah LeVine; Richard K. Payne; Cristina Rocha; George J. Tanabe, Jr.; Gray Tuttle.
Author : Geoffrey T. Bull
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780340019160
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (191 download)
Download or read book When Iron Gates Yield written by Geoffrey T. Bull and published by . This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The dauntless story of a British missionary held captive by Chinese communists for three years"-- cover.
Author : David Woodbridge
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004376100
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Missionary Primitivism and Chinese Modernity written by David Woodbridge and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-11-23 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Missionary Primitivism and Chinese Modernity, David Woodbridge examines the activities of Brethren missionaries in twentieth-century China. Ranging from the coastal treaty ports to the inland frontiers, the book presents a fascinating encounter between primitivist missionaries and a modernising China.
Author : Flora Beal Shelton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Sunshine and Shadow on the Tibetan Border written by Flora Beal Shelton and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leonard Zwilling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781947617018
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (17 download)
Download or read book More Than the Promised Land written by Leonard Zwilling and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first complete translation of the letters and relations of the Portuguese Jesuit António de Andrade concerning Tibet, along with an edition of two previously unpublished letters and a historical introduction, will serve as a valuable primary source on the mission Andrade founded in the western Tibetan kingdom of Guge. His vivid observations of the dangerous journey over the Himalayas and his impressions of Tibetan society and religion have informed the Western representation of Tibet and will be of interest to scholars and students of the Jesuit missions in Asia, pre-modern Tibetan history, and the first contacts between Western Christianity and Tibetan Buddhism.
