Author: Laurence Austine Waddell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
The Buddhism of Tibet
Author: Laurence Austine Waddell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Tibetan Book of the Dead
Author: W. Y. Evans-Wentz
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486845370
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Derived from a Buddhist funerary text, this famous volume's timeless wisdom includes instructions for attaining enlightenment, preparing for the process of dying, and moving through the various stages of rebirth.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486845370
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Derived from a Buddhist funerary text, this famous volume's timeless wisdom includes instructions for attaining enlightenment, preparing for the process of dying, and moving through the various stages of rebirth.
Prisoners of Shangri-La
Author: Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022648548X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Name -- Chapter Two: The Book -- Chapter Three: The Eye -- Chapter Four: The Spell -- Chapter Five: The Art -- Chapter Six: The Field -- Chapter Seven: The Prison -- Notes -- Index
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022648548X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Name -- Chapter Two: The Book -- Chapter Three: The Eye -- Chapter Four: The Spell -- Chapter Five: The Art -- Chapter Six: The Field -- Chapter Seven: The Prison -- Notes -- Index
Enthralled
Author: Christine A. Chandler C.A.G.S.
Publisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781543957778
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Interest in Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism has grown among many demographics in the United States and the West, today. The Dalai Lama and his 'Buddhism' has been promoted as bringing more 'peace, harmony, and compassion' to the world. Now the Dalai Lama and his inner circle of western devotees and fans are promoting his MIndfulness as the key to physical, mental and spiritual health. By explaining the true nature of Tibetan Lamaism and its Tantric roots, as well as the cult methods of recruitment and entrapment that the Tibetan Lamas use, the author opens the eyes of westerners to the dangers Tibetan Tantric Buddhism and its influences continue to present to our open, democratic and free societies.
Publisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781543957778
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Interest in Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism has grown among many demographics in the United States and the West, today. The Dalai Lama and his 'Buddhism' has been promoted as bringing more 'peace, harmony, and compassion' to the world. Now the Dalai Lama and his inner circle of western devotees and fans are promoting his MIndfulness as the key to physical, mental and spiritual health. By explaining the true nature of Tibetan Lamaism and its Tantric roots, as well as the cult methods of recruitment and entrapment that the Tibetan Lamas use, the author opens the eyes of westerners to the dangers Tibetan Tantric Buddhism and its influences continue to present to our open, democratic and free societies.
Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism
Author: Antoinette K. Gordon
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462913199
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism is an authoritative text on the specifically Tibetan branch of Buddhism--one which possesses a rich visual history of Buddhist art and Iconagraphy. This book gives a descriptive outline of the principal gods in the Tibetan pantheon, tracing the main features and symbols that are used to denote each one. A Comprehensive illustrated list of the various ritual objects, talismans, symbols, mudras (symbolic hand poses), and asanas and vahanas (position of the lower limbs) that are used in the images of the gods is accompanied with a word list of the Sanskrit terms most commonly encountered in a study of Lamaism. A set of thirty-one thang-kas from the famous collection of Baron A. von Stael-Holstein, formerly of Peking, China, which came to America after the publication of the original edition of the book, has been included in this new and revised edition.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462913199
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Iconography of Tibetan Lamaism is an authoritative text on the specifically Tibetan branch of Buddhism--one which possesses a rich visual history of Buddhist art and Iconagraphy. This book gives a descriptive outline of the principal gods in the Tibetan pantheon, tracing the main features and symbols that are used to denote each one. A Comprehensive illustrated list of the various ritual objects, talismans, symbols, mudras (symbolic hand poses), and asanas and vahanas (position of the lower limbs) that are used in the images of the gods is accompanied with a word list of the Sanskrit terms most commonly encountered in a study of Lamaism. A set of thirty-one thang-kas from the famous collection of Baron A. von Stael-Holstein, formerly of Peking, China, which came to America after the publication of the original edition of the book, has been included in this new and revised edition.
The Buddhism of Tibet, Or, Lamaism with Its Mystic Cults, Symbolism and Mythology, and in Its Relation to Indian Buddhism ...
Author: Laurence Austine Waddell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha and Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha and Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Tibetan Civilization
Author: Rolf Alfred Stein
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804709019
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
An overall view of the Tibetan civilization, both ancient and modern Tibet. This book relates developments in Tibet to those in the rest of Asia.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804709019
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
An overall view of the Tibetan civilization, both ancient and modern Tibet. This book relates developments in Tibet to those in the rest of Asia.
Sino-Tibetan Buddhism across the Ages
Author: Ester Bianchi
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004468374
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Sino-Tibetan Buddhism implies cross-cultural contacts and exchanges between China and Tibet. The ten case-studies collected in this book focus on the spread of Chinese Buddhism within a mainly Tibetan environment and the adaptation of Tibetan Buddhism among a Chinese-speaking audience throughout the ages.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004468374
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Sino-Tibetan Buddhism implies cross-cultural contacts and exchanges between China and Tibet. The ten case-studies collected in this book focus on the spread of Chinese Buddhism within a mainly Tibetan environment and the adaptation of Tibetan Buddhism among a Chinese-speaking audience throughout the ages.
The Buddhism of Tibet, Or, Lamaism
Author: Laurence Austine Waddell
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120606739
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
With Notes On Its Mystic Cults, Symbolism And Mythology And Its Relations To Indian Buddhism.
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120606739
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
With Notes On Its Mystic Cults, Symbolism And Mythology And Its Relations To Indian Buddhism.
“The” Buddhism of Tibet, Or, Lamaism
Author: Laurence A. Waddell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buddha (The concept)
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description