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Tibetan Studies in Comparative Perspective

Author : Chih-yu Shih
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131798059X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Tibetan Studies in Comparative Perspective written by Chih-yu Shih and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politics, history, and religion have long lent Tibet a glamorous air, particularly in the West. But Tibet can be understood in an astonishingly wide variety of other ways, including linguistic, ecological, environmental and climatological, geographical, geological, economic, biologic, sociologic, medicinal. Tibetan Studies in Comparative Perspective touches on all the elements of the Tibet issue, offering invaluable insight to a wide variety of readers, from specialists to those with a general interest in the topic. By putting readers into the shoes of all the stakeholders, from the Dalai Lama in his home in exile and the various Tibetan exile communities, to decision makers in Beijing, New Delhi, Washington and London, the issues at stake come into bold relief. Furthermore, the book examines the potential opportunities that lay ahead, documents where and how Tibetans have been dispersed and offers a glimpse into the social and political undercurrents sending shudders through this exiled nation. With the chasm between exiles and indigenous Tibetans growing ever-larger, what challenges do Tibetans confront just to remain Tibetan? And how will this shape the future of their political movement? The book provides a timely re-examination of the contemporary predicament of Tibetans, both in and out of Tibet. This book was published as two special issues of Asian Ethnicity.

Buddha-nature, Mind and the Problem of Gradualism in a Comparative Perspective

Author : David Seyfort Ruegg
Publisher : Routledge/Curzon
ISBN 13 : 9780728601529
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Buddha-nature, Mind and the Problem of Gradualism in a Comparative Perspective written by David Seyfort Ruegg and published by Routledge/Curzon. This book was released on 1989 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tibetan Studies

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Tibetan Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Conflict and Social Order in Tibet and Inner Asia

Author : Fernanda Pirie
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047442598
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Conflict and Social Order in Tibet and Inner Asia written by Fernanda Pirie and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-07-31 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assessing the legacies of revolution, social upheaval and reform among minorities in communist Asia, the case studies in this volume analyse the experience of conflict and social disruption, while providing an original comparative perspective on Tibet and Inner Asia.

Buddha-nature, Mind, and the Problem of Gradualism in a Comparative Perspective

Author : David Seyfort Ruegg
Publisher : Heritage Publishers in Arrangement with School of Oriental and African Studies, London
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Buddha-nature, Mind, and the Problem of Gradualism in a Comparative Perspective written by David Seyfort Ruegg and published by Heritage Publishers in Arrangement with School of Oriental and African Studies, London. This book was released on 1992 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tibetan Studies

Author : International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 989 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Tibetan Studies written by International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 989 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Relative Tense and Aspectual Values in Tibetan Languages

Author : Bettina Zeisler
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110908182
Total Pages : 1012 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Relative Tense and Aspectual Values in Tibetan Languages by : Bettina Zeisler

Download or read book Relative Tense and Aspectual Values in Tibetan Languages written by Bettina Zeisler and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study presents a comparative approach to a universal theory of TENSE, ASPECT and MOOD, combining the methods of comparative and historical linguistics, fieldwork, text linguistics, and philology. The parts of the book discuss and describe (i) the concepts of TENSE, ASPECT and MOOD; (ii) the Tibetan system of RELATIVE TENSE and aspectual values, with main sections on Old and Classical Tibetan, “Lhasa” Tibetan, and East Tibetan (Amdo and Kham); and (iii) West Tibetan (Ladakhi, Purik, Balti); Part (iv) presents the comparative view. Discussing the similarities and differences of temporal and aspectual concepts, the study rejects the general claim that ASPECT is a linguistic universal. A new linguistic concept, FRAMING, is introduced in order to account for the aspect-like conceptualisations found in, e.g., English. The concept of RELATIVE TENSE or taxis, may likewise not be universal. Among the Tibetan varieties, West Tibetan is unique in having fully grammaticalized the concept of ABSOLUTE TENSE. West Tibetan is compared diachronically with Old and Classical Tibetan (documented since the mid 8th century) and synchronically with several contemporary Tibetan varieties. The grammaticalized forms of each variety are described on the basis of their employment in discourse. The underlying general function of the Tibetan verbal system is thus shown to be that of RELATIVE TENSE. Secondary aspectual functions are described for restricted contexts. A special focus on the pragmatic or metaphorical use of present tense constructions in Tibetan leads to a typology of narrative conventions. The last part also offers some suggestions for the reconstruction of the Proto-Tibetan verb system.

Tibetan Medicine in the Contemporary World

Author : Laurent Pordié
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134061560
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Tibetan Medicine in the Contemporary World written by Laurent Pordié and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popularity of Tibetan medicine plays a central role in the international market for alternative medicine and has been increasing and extending far beyond its original cultural area becoming a global phenomenon. This book analyses Tibetan medicine in the 21st century by considering the contemporary reasons that have led to its diversity and by bringing out the common orientations of this medical system. Using case studies that examine of the social, political and identity dynamics of Tibetan medicine in Nepal, India, the PRC, Mongolia, the UK and the US, the contributors to this book answer the following three, fundamental questions: What are the modalities and issues involved in the social and therapeutic transformations of Tibetan medicine? How are national policies and health reforms connected to the processes of contemporary redefinition of this medicine? How does Tibetan medicine fit into the present, globalized context of the medical world? Written by experts in the field from the US, France, Canada, China and the UK this book will be invaluable to students and scholars interested in contemporary medicine, Tibetan studies, health studies and the anthropology of Asia. 'Winner of the ICAS Colleagues Choice Award 2009"

Sisters in Solitude

Author : Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791430897
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Sisters in Solitude written by Karma Lekshe Tsomo and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the first English translation of the Tibetan and Chinese texts on monastic discipline for Buddhist nuns and presents a comparative study of the two texts. An important contribution for studies of women's history, feminist philosophy, women's studies, women in religion, and feminist ethics.

The Many Canons of Tibetan Buddhism

Author : International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004125957
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (259 download)

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Download or read book The Many Canons of Tibetan Buddhism written by International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Many Canons of Tibetan Buddhism is one of the first publications to include scholarship on both the mainstream Tibetan canons of translated Buddhist classics, and the alternative canons of literature of the Nyingma sectarian traditions.

Medicine Between Science and Religion

Author : Vincanne Adams
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 9781845459741
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Medicine Between Science and Religion written by Vincanne Adams and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a growing interest in studies that document the relationship between science and medicine - as ideas, practices, technologies and outcomes - across cultural, national, geographic terrain. Tibetan medicine is not only known as a scholarly medical tradition among other Asian medical systems, with many centuries of technological, clinical, and pharmacological innovation; it also survives today as a complex medical resource across many Asian nations - from India and Bhutan to Mongolia, Tibet (TAR) and China, Buryatia - as well as in Western Europe and the Americas. The contributions to this volume explore, in equal measure, the impacts of western science and biomedicine on Tibetan grounds - i.e., among Tibetans across China, the Himalaya and exile communities as well as in relation to globalized Tibetan medicine - and the ways that local practices change how such “science” gets done, and how this continually hybridized medical knowledge is transmitted and put into practice. As such, this volume contributes to explorations into the bi-directional flows of medical knowledge and practice.

Views from Tibet

Author : Tom J.F. Tillemans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783700188834
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (888 download)

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Download or read book Views from Tibet written by Tom J.F. Tillemans and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Views from Tibet" is a collection of T. Tillemans's articles in three main subject areas: Tibetan Buddhist logic, the philosophy of the middle, and indigenous Tibetan writing analyzing the structure of the Tibetan language. The previously published articles have been updated and revised. The last chapter is new. Understanding Tibetan views presupposes a relatively sophisticated Indological understanding, and these papers therefore make frequent zigzags to Indian canonical texts, where possible in Sanskrit. Implications for comparative philosophy, logic, and linguistics are also explored. The book should thus be of interest to specialists in Buddhist studies, Tibetologists, and philosophers and linguists with an interest in East-West comparative studies. Some chapters provide translations of important Tibetan texts.

Soundings in Tibetan Medicine

Author : International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004155503
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Soundings in Tibetan Medicine written by International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of studies on the anthropology and history of Tibetan medicine provides fascinating new insights into both dynamic developments and historical continuities in medical knowledge and practice that have been manifest in a range of traditional and contemporary Tibetan societies.

Early Buddhist Oral Tradition

Author : Bhikkhu Analayo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1614298270
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Early Buddhist Oral Tradition written by Bhikkhu Analayo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction -- 1. The Recital of the Monastic Rules -- 2. Discourse and Verse Collections -- 3. Memory Errors -- 4. Systematization -- 5. Additions and Innovations -- 6. Implications of Orality -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author.

Proceedings of the Ninth Seminar of the IATS, 2000. Volume 10: The Many Canons of Tibetan Buddhism

Author : Helmut Eimer
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004502696
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Ninth Seminar of the IATS, 2000. Volume 10: The Many Canons of Tibetan Buddhism written by Helmut Eimer and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-07-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subject of The Many Canons of Tibetan Buddhism are both the mainstream Tibetan canons of translated Buddhist classics (known as the Bka' 'gyur & Bstan 'gyur), and the alternative canons of literature of the Nyingma sectarian traditions (known as the Rnying ma rgyud 'bum). The first section discusses the formation and transmission of Tibetan "canonical" texts, but also includes important works of reference, such as a Bka' gdams pa handbook and several unique catalogues. It also features a first report on Tibetan textual transmission in Mongolia. The second section not only presents interpretative analysis of one of the most important alternative canons in Tibet, the Rnying ma rgyud 'bum, but also discusses essential issues of legitimacy, authority and lineage during the "gray" period of the tenth to twelfth centuries which laid the foundation for the formation of all ensuing Tibetan canons. The volume thus develops fresh perspectives on the nature, plurality and contents of canons in Tibetan Buddhism.

Nonsectarianism (ris med) in 19th- and 20th-Century Eastern Tibet

Author : Klaus-Dieter Mathes
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004466363
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Nonsectarianism (ris med) in 19th- and 20th-Century Eastern Tibet written by Klaus-Dieter Mathes and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Groundbreaking research by nine international Tibetan studies scholars on one of the most important developments in the history of Tibetan Buddhism, ris med, a period of religious tolerance.

The Hidden History of the Tibetan Book of the Dead

Author : Department of Religion Florida State University Bryan J. Cuevas Assistant Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199760442
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book The Hidden History of the Tibetan Book of the Dead written by Department of Religion Florida State University Bryan J. Cuevas Assistant Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003-03-27 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1927, Oxford University Press published the first western-language translation of a collection of Tibetan funerary texts (the Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Bardo) under the title The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Since that time, the work has established a powerful hold on the western popular imagination, and is now considered a classic of spiritual literature. Over the years, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has inspired numerous commentaries, an illustrated edition, a play, a video series, and even an opera. Translators, scholars, and popular devotees of the book have claimed to explain its esoteric ideas and reveal its hidden meaning. Few, however, have uttered a word about its history. Bryan J. Cuevas seeks to fill this gap in our knowledge by offering the first comprehensive historical study of the Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Bardo, and by grounding it firmly in the context of Tibetan history and culture. He begins by discussing the many ways the texts have been understood (and misunderstood) by westerners, beginning with its first editor, the Oxford-educated anthropologist Walter Y. Evans-Wentz, and continuing through the present day. The remarkable fame of the book in the west, Cuevas argues, is strikingly disproportionate to how the original Tibetan texts were perceived in their own country. Cuevas tells the story of how The Tibetan Book of the Dead was compiled in Tibet, of the lives of those who preserved and transmitted it, and explores the history of the rituals through which the life of the dead is imagined in Tibetan society. This book provides not only a fascinating look at a popular and enduring spiritual work, but also a much-needed corrective to the proliferation of ahistorical scholarship surrounding The Tibetan Book of the Dead.