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Book Synopsis Inside Tibetan Buddhism by : Robert A. F. Thurman
Download or read book Inside Tibetan Buddhism written by Robert A. F. Thurman and published by Harper San Francisco. This book was released on 1995 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich in detail and visually powerful, this compelling picture book provides insight into the intricate and profound world of Tibetan Buddhism. Striking images of sacred spaces, participants, art, and ritual choreography are used to explain such precepts as karma, emptiness, compassion, death and rebirth, the Eight Fold Path, and the processes of Tantric deity practice. 150 color and black-and-white photos.
Book Synopsis Debate in Tibetan Buddhism by : Daniel Perdue
Download or read book Debate in Tibetan Buddhism written by Daniel Perdue and published by Snow Lion Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1992 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear and thorough exposition of the practice and theory of Buddhist logix and epistemology.
Book Synopsis Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture by : Loden Sherap Dagyab
Download or read book Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture written by Loden Sherap Dagyab and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating study, Dagyab Rinpoche not only explains the nine best-known groups of Tibetan Buddhist symbols but also shows how they serve as bridges between our inner and outer worlds. As such, they can be used to point the way to ultimate reality and to transmit a reservoir of deep knowledge formed over thousands of years.
Book Synopsis Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by : John Powers
Download or read book Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism written by John Powers and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2007-11-09 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Mind in Tibetan Buddhism by : Lati Rinbochay
Download or read book Mind in Tibetan Buddhism written by Lati Rinbochay and published by Snow Lion. This book was released on 1986 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the nature of mind and its functions.
Book Synopsis Buddhism in Contemporary Tibet by : Melvyn C. Goldstein
Download or read book Buddhism in Contemporary Tibet written by Melvyn C. Goldstein and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the upheavals of the Cultural Revolution, the People's Republic of China gradually permitted the renewal of religious activity. Tibetans, whose traditional religious and cultural institutions had been decimated during the preceding two decades, took advantage of the decisions of 1978 to begin a Buddhist renewal that is one of the most extensive and dramatic examples of religious revitalization in contemporary China. The nature of that revival is the focus of this book. Four leading specialists in Tibetan anthropology and religion conducted case studies in the Tibet autonomous region and among the Tibetans of Sichuan and Qinghai provinces. There they observed the revival of the Buddhist heritage in monastic communities and among laypersons at popular pilgrimages and festivals. Demonstrating how that revival must contend with tensions between the Chinese state and aspirations for greater Tibetan autonomy, the authors discuss ways that Tibetan Buddhists are restructuring their religion through a complex process of social, political, and economic adaptation. Buddhism has long been the main source of Tibetans' pride in their culture and country. These essays reveal the vibrancy of that ancient religion in contemporary Tibet and also the problems that religion and Tibetan culture in general are facing in a radically altered world.
Book Synopsis Essential Tibetan Buddhism by : Robert A. Thurman
Download or read book Essential Tibetan Buddhism written by Robert A. Thurman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1996-11-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE TRICYCLE PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE Expertly and lucidly surveying the basic varieties and teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned scholar Robert Thurman makes this authentic spiritual tradition available to contemporary Western audiences
Book Synopsis Buddhism Between Tibet and China by : Matthew Kapstein
Download or read book Buddhism Between Tibet and China written by Matthew Kapstein and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the long history of cultural exchange between 'the Roof of the World' and 'the Middle Kingdom,' Buddhism Between Tibet and China features a collection of noteworthy essays that probe the nature of their relationship, spanning from the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 CE) to the present day. Annotated and contextualized by noted scholar Matthew Kapstein and others, the historical accounts that comprise this volume display the rich dialogue between Tibet and China in the areas of scholarship, the fine arts, politics, philosophy, and religion. This thoughtful book provides insight into the surprisingly complex history behind the relationship from a variety of geographical regions. Includes contributions from Rob Linrothe, Karl Debreczeny, Elliot Sperling, Paul Nietupski, Carmen Meinert, Gray Tuttle, Zhihua Yao, Ester Bianchi, Fabienne Jagou, Abraham Zablocki, and Matthew Kapstein.
Book Synopsis Tibetan Buddhism in Diaspora by : Ana Cristina O. Lopes
Download or read book Tibetan Buddhism in Diaspora written by Ana Cristina O. Lopes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The imperialist ambitions of China – which invaded Tibet in the late 1940s – have sparked the spectacular spread of Tibetan Buddhism worldwide, and especially in western countries. This work is a study on the malleability of a particular Buddhist tradition; on its adaptability in new contexts. The book analyses the nature of the Tibetan Buddhism in the Diaspora. It examines how the re-signification of Tibetan Buddhist practices and organizational structures in the present refers back to the dismantlement of the Tibetan state headed by the Dalai Lama and the fragmentation of Tibetan Buddhist religious organizations in general. It includes extensive multi-sited fieldwork conducted in the United States, Brazil, Europe, and Asia and a detailed analysis of contemporary documents relating to the global spread of Tibetan Buddhism. The author demonstrates that there is a "de-institutionalized" and "de-territorialized" project of political power and religious organization, which, among several other consequences, engenders the gradual "autonomization" of lamas and lineages inside the religious field of Tibetan Buddhism. Thus, a spectre of these previous institutions continues to exist outside their original contexts, and they are continually activated in ever-new settings. Using a combination of two different academic traditions – namely, the Brazilian anthropological tradition and the American Buddhist studies tradition – it investigates the "process of cultural re-signification" of Tibetan Buddhism in the context of its Diaspora. Thus, it will be a valuable resource to students and scholars of Asian Religion, Asian Studies and Buddhism.
Book Synopsis The Spread of Tibetan Buddhism in China by : Dan Smyer Yu
Download or read book The Spread of Tibetan Buddhism in China written by Dan Smyer Yu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on contemporary Tibetan Buddhist revivals in the Tibetan regions of the Sichuan and Qinghai Provinces in China, this book explores the intricate entanglements of the Buddhist revivals with cultural identity, state ideology, and popular imagination of Tibetan Buddhist spirituality in contemporary China. In turn, the author explores the broader socio-cultural implications of such revivals. Based on detailed cross-regional ethnographic work, the book demonstrates that the revival of Tibetan Buddhism in contemporary China is intimately bound with both the affirming and negating forces of globalization, modernity, and politics of religion, indigenous identity reclamation, and the market economy. The analysis highlights the multidimensionality of Tibetan Buddhism in relation to different religious, cultural, and political constituencies of China. By recognizing the greater contexts of China’s politics of religion and of the global status of Tibetan Buddhism, this book presents an argument that the revival of Tibetan Buddhism is not an isolated event limited merely to Tibetan regions; instead, it is a result of the intersection of both local and global transformative changes. The book is a useful contribution to students and scholars of Asian religion and Chinese studies.
Book Synopsis Death and the Art of Dying in Tibetan Buddhism by : Rinpoche Bokar
Download or read book Death and the Art of Dying in Tibetan Buddhism written by Rinpoche Bokar and published by Clearpoint Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Taming of the Demons by : Jacob P. Dalton
Download or read book The Taming of the Demons written by Jacob P. Dalton and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Taming of the Demons examines mythic and ritual themes of violence, demon taming, and blood sacrifice in Tibetan Buddhism. Taking as its starting point Tibet's so-called age of fragmentation (842 to 986 C.E.), the book draws on previously unstudied manuscripts discovered in the "library cave" near Dunhuang, on the old Silk Road. These ancient documents, it argues, demonstrate how this purportedly inactive period in Tibetan history was in fact crucial to the Tibetan assimilation of Buddhism, and particularly to the spread of violent themes from tantric Buddhism into Tibet at the local and the popular levels. Having shed light on this "dark age" of Tibetan history, the second half of the book turns to how, from the late tenth century onward, the period came to play a vital symbolic role in Tibet, as a violent historical "other" against which the Tibetan Buddhist tradition defined itself. -- Georges Dreyfus
Book Synopsis Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up by : B. Alan Wallace
Download or read book Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up written by B. Alan Wallace and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1993-10-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TIBETAN BUDDHISM FROM THE GROUND UP offers a clear & complete presentation of the main teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, beginning with the basic themes & concluding with the esoteric concepts & advanced practices of Tantra.
Download or read book Mandala written by Martin Brauen and published by Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH. This book was released on 2023-08-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerous digital models of the mandala describe it structurally and elucidate this complex form of Tantric practice in understandable terms.
Book Synopsis Meditative States in Tibetan Buddhism by : Leah Zahler
Download or read book Meditative States in Tibetan Buddhism written by Leah Zahler and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Meditative States" gives a vivid and detailed account of the meditative practices necessary to develop a calm, alert mind that is capable of penetrating the depths of reality. In this precise and lucid work, two prominent modern Tibetan lamas--Lati Rinbochay and Denma Locho Rinbochay--present comprehensive explanations of the mental states attained through meditation. Discussing step-by-step the practice of meditation itself, they provide us with practical antidotes to the various obstacles that may arise in meditation. At the same time, they intersperse their presentations with captivating descriptions of the sometimes fantastic, sometimes astonishing cosmology that provides the background and context for Buddhist practice. Their erudite and experienced expositions are enlivened as well by their compassion and humor, so typical of Tibetan scholastic and yogic traditions. Drawing on classic texts by Asanga, Maitreya, and Dzong-kha-ba on the topics of meditative states known as the concentrations and the formless absorptions, the two lamas bring alive the learning experience of the Buddhist culture of Tibet. This new edition of "Meditative States" also contains a revised translation of the great Pan-chen So-nam drak-ba's "Explanation of the Concentrations and Formless Absorptions" from his well-known treatise, the "General Meaning of (Maitreya's) "Ornamaent for Clear Realization.""
Book Synopsis Buddhism in the Tibetan Tradition by : Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Download or read book Buddhism in the Tibetan Tradition written by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear and straightforward introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, this book presents the basic teachings of Buddha in a way that people can readily comprehend and put into practice in their daily lives. Topics such as reincarnation, actions and their effects, emptiness, liberation and enlightenment are discussed. Designed primarily for those coming to the subject for the first time, the book also offers new insights for the more advanced student of Tibetan Buddhism. Originally published in 1989.
Book Synopsis Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism by : Martin A. Mills
Download or read book Identity, Ritual and State in Tibetan Buddhism written by Martin A. Mills and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a major anthropological study of contemporary Tibetan Buddhist monasticism and tantric ritual in the Ladakh region of North-West India and of the role of tantric ritual in the formation and maintenance of traditional forms of state structure and political consciousness in Tibet. Containing detailed descriptions and analyses of monastic ritual, the work builds up a picture of Tibetan tantric traditions as they interact with more localised understandings of bodily identity and territorial cosmology, to produce a substantial re-interpretation of the place of monks as ritual performers and peripheral householders in Ladakh. The work also examines the central and indispensable role of incarnate lamas, such as the Dalai Lama, in the religious life of Tibetan Buddhists.
