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Tibetan Buddhism : a very short introduction / Matthew T. Kapstein.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 373.Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]Description: xvii, 130 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199735129
  • 0199735123
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BQ7604 .K37 2014
Contents:
The world of gods, demons, and men -- Sources of Tibetan religious traditions -- The growth of the orders and schools -- Spiritual exercise and the path of the bodhisattva -- Philosophical developments and disputes -- Enlightenment in this very body -- When this life ends -- Tibetan Buddhism today.
Summary: "A splendidly lucid and insightful account of Tibetan Buddhism. The book surveys the full spectrum of religious ideas, culture, and practices, from everyday ritual to rarified philosophical doctrine and yogic states, all situated in their historical contexts and studded with clarifying charts and choice excerpts from the original texts. The perfect overview for layman and specialist alike."--Janet Gyatso, Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies, The Divinity School, Harvard University.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The world of gods, demons, and men -- Sources of Tibetan religious traditions -- The growth of the orders and schools -- Spiritual exercise and the path of the bodhisattva -- Philosophical developments and disputes -- Enlightenment in this very body -- When this life ends -- Tibetan Buddhism today.

"A splendidly lucid and insightful account of Tibetan Buddhism. The book surveys the full spectrum of religious ideas, culture, and practices, from everyday ritual to rarified philosophical doctrine and yogic states, all situated in their historical contexts and studded with clarifying charts and choice excerpts from the original texts. The perfect overview for layman and specialist alike."--Janet Gyatso, Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies, The Divinity School, Harvard University.