Tibetan Buddhism

Author : John Powers
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781559392822

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Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by John Powers Pdf

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.

Author : Matthew Kapstein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199735129

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Tibetan Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction by Matthew Kapstein Pdf

What does Tibetan Buddhism teach? Just what is the position of the Dalai Lama, and how will his succession be assured? This Very Short Introduction offers a brief account responding to these questions and more, in terms that are easily accessible to those who are curious to learn the most essential features of Tibetan Buddhist history, teachings, and practice.

Author : Robert A. Thurman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996-11-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780062510518

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Essential Tibetan Buddhism by Robert A. Thurman Pdf

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

Author : Geoffrey Samuel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : UCSD:31822038708871

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Introducing Tibetan Buddhism by Geoffrey Samuel Pdf

"Introducing Tibetan Buddhism is the ideal starting point for students wishing to undertake a comprehensive study of Tibetan religion. This lively introduction covers the whole spectrum of Tibetan religious history, from early figures and the development of the old and new schools of Buddhism to the spread and influence of Tibetan Buddhism throughout the world. Geoffrey Samuel covers the key schools and traditions, as well as Bon, and bodies of textual material, including the writings of major lamas. He explores aspects such as the path to liberation through Sutra and Tantra teachings, philosophy, ethics, ritual, and issues of gender and national identity. Illustrated throughout, the book includes a chronology, glossary, pronunciation guide, summaries, discussion questions and recommendations for further reading to aid students' understanding and revision"-- Provided by publisher

Author : Dan Smyer Yu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136633751

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The Spread of Tibetan Buddhism in China by Dan Smyer Yu Pdf

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.

Author : Ana Cristina O. Lopes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317572817

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Tibetan Buddhism in Diaspora by Ana Cristina O. Lopes Pdf

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.

Author : Radmila Moacanin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780861718436

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The Essence of Jung's Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism by Radmila Moacanin Pdf

The Essence of Jung's Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism cuts to the heart of two very different yet remarkably similar traditions. The author touches on many of their major ideas: the collective unconscious and karma, archetypes and deities, the analyst and the spiritual friend, and mandalas. Within Tibetan Buddhism she focuses on tantra and relates its emphasis on spiritual transformation, also a major concern of Jung. This expanded edition includes new material on the integration of the two traditions, and the importance of these paths of the heart in today's unsteady world.

Author : Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:69120252

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead by Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz Pdf

Author : Rebecca McClen Novick
Publisher : Crossing Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307813978

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Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism by Rebecca McClen Novick Pdf

In Tibetan, the word for Buddhist means “insider”—someone who looks not to the world but to themselves for peace and happiness. The basic premise of Buddhism is that all suffering, however real it may seem, is the product of our own minds.Rebecca Novick’s concise history of Buddhism and her explanations of the Four Noble Truths, Wheel of Life, Karma, the path of the Bodhisattva, and the four schools help us understand Tibetan Buddhism as a religion or philosophy, and more important, as a way of experiencing the world.

Author : Mckay YUMIKO
Publisher : Global Asia
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9463728643

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The Early 20th Century Resurgence of the Tibetan Buddhist World by Mckay YUMIKO Pdf

1. Use of Russian, Japanese, Mongolian, Chinese, and Tibetan sources in original scholarship. 2. Historical studies of religio-political interface in Central Asia. 3. Ground-breaking study of Buddhist modernism processes in Central Asia.

Author : Sangharakshita (Bhikshu)
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0904766861

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Tibetan Buddhism by Sangharakshita (Bhikshu) Pdf

'Karma', 'Nirvana', 'Dalai Lama' ...Tibetan Buddhism is becoming increasingly common and fashionable in Western media - but this familiarity can cause its teachings and message to be misunderstood. If we are to truly learn from the rich and noble Tibetan tradition we must look beyond adverts and lifestyle magazines, exotic artifacts and spiritual sound-bites. Sangharakshita is ideally suited as our guide through the vast realm of Tibetan Buddhism, having spent many years in contact with Tibetan lamas of all schools, from whom he received several initiations. This down-to-earth account of the origin and history of Buddhism in Tibet explains the essentials of the tradition and can act as the starting point for our own noble journey.

Author : Kenchen Palden Sherab,Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781559397988

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The Buddhist Path by Kenchen Palden Sherab,Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Pdf

An accessible and practical introduction to Tibetan Buddhism as practiced in the Nyingma or 'ancient' tradition, The Buddhist Path presents for us the proper way of cultivating intellect and heart so that our true nature can manifest. The authors provide clear explanations and methods that reveal how the mind functions and what its essence, our primordial nature, is. They impart detailed instructions on how to meditate, using methods ranging from generating calm abiding to the tantric techniques of visualization, mantra, and formless meditation.

Author : Daniel Perdue
Publisher : Snow Lion Publications, Incorporated
Page : 1004 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015025385017

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Debate in Tibetan Buddhism by Daniel Perdue Pdf

A clear and thorough exposition of the practice and theory of Buddhist logix and epistemology.

Author : Sogyal Rinpoche
Publisher : Random House
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781448116959

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The Tibetan Book Of Living And Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche Pdf

25th Anniversary Edition Over 3 Million Copies Sold 'I couldn't give this book a higher recommendation' BILLY CONNOLLY Written by the Buddhist meditation master and popular international speaker Sogyal Rinpoche, this highly acclaimed book clarifies the majestic vision of life and death that underlies the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. It includes not only a lucid, inspiring and complete introduction to the practice of meditation, but also advice on how to care for the dying with love and compassion, and how to bring them help of a spiritual kind. But there is much more besides in this classic work, which was written to inspire all who read it to begin the journey to enlightenment and so become 'servants of peace'.

Author : Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima,Shechen Gyaltsap IV,Shechen Gyaltsap Gyurme Pema Namgyal
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781559394406

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Vajra Wisdom by Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima,Shechen Gyaltsap IV,Shechen Gyaltsap Gyurme Pema Namgyal Pdf

Vajra Wisdom contains two of the most important explanations of the "development stage" of meditation, relevant for most practitioners in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Now available in paperback for the first time. The practices of deity, mantra, and wisdom are also known within the Tibetan system as the “development stage," because the practitioner is said to attain spiritual insight by developing meditative visualizations that bring the experience of awakening directly into one's present life, without having to wait for later spiritual fulfillment. Vajra Wisdom presents the commentaries of two great nineteenth-century Nyingma masters, Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima and Shechen Gyaltsap IV, which guide practitioners engaged in development stage practice through a series of straightforward instructions. The rarity of this kind of material in English makes it indispensable for practitioners and scholars alike. The goal of the development stage of meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition is to realize the inseparability of phenomena and great emptiness. Using the methods of deity visualization, mantra recitation, and meditative absorption, the practitioner arrives at this nonconceptual view.