Powers, John,  1957- <br/><br/>
A concise introduction to Tibetan Buddhism / 
John Powers. 
 - 165 pages ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-151) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>The Indian background -- Origins of Tibetan Buddhism -- The Buddha -- The Buddha's teaching career -- Mahayana -- Origins -- Mahayana doctrines -- The bodhisattva path -- Some important Buddhist doctrines -- Karma and rebirth -- Dependent arising -- Meditation -- The role of meditation in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism -- Stabilizing and analytical meditation -- The five Buddhist paths -- Tantra -- The place of the Tantras in Buddhist literature -- Tantra as a branch of Mahayana -- Tantric symbols -- Entering Tantric practice -- The four classes of Tantra -- The preliminary practices -- Death and dying in Tibetan Buddhism -- The four orders -- Similarities and differences -- The nonsectarian movement -- Nyingma -- Sakya -- Kagyu -- Geluk. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781559392969 1559392967 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007052611 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Religion.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ7604  / .P688 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.3/923