Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism / by John Powers.
Material type:
TextIthaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications, 2007Edition: Second EditionDescription: 591 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781559392822
- 294.3/923 22
- BQ7604 .P69 2007
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.
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Lindholme Hall Library General stacks | Vajrayana | 400 POW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 2405992 |
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Previously published: 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.