The Spread of Buddhism in Tibet and Assam
Author | : Biswanarayan Shastri |
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Release | : 1983* |
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Author | : Biswanarayan Shastri |
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Release | : 1983* |
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Author | : Buton Richen Drup |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2013-08-20 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0834829525 |
This fourteenth-century Tibetan classic serves as an excellent introduction to basic Buddhism as practiced throughout India and Tibet and describes the process of entering the Buddhist path through study and reflection. It begins with setting forth the structure of Buddhist education and the range of its subjects, and we’re treated to a rousing litany of the merits of such instruction. We’re then introduced to the buddhas of our world and eon—three of whom have already lived, taught, and passed into transcendence—before examining in detail the fourth, our own Buddha Shakyamuni. Butön tells the story of Shakyamuni’s past lives and then presents the path the Buddha followed (the same that all buddhas must follow). After the Buddha’s story, Butön recounts three compilations of Buddhist scriptures and then quotes from sacred texts that foretell the lives and contributions of great Indian Buddhist masters, which he then relates, concluding with the tale of the eventual demise and disappearance of the Buddhist doctrine. The text ends with an account of the inception and spread of Buddhism in Tibet, focused mainly on the country’s kings and early adopters of the foreign faith. An afterword by Ngawang Zangpo, one of the translators, discusses and contextualizes Butön’s exemplary life, his turbulent times, and his prolific works.
Author | : M. Mayilvaganan |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2020-06-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9811543461 |
This book presents various facets of border life in the strategic eastern sector of the India-China frontier, i.e. the Monpas of Tawang. It addresses the history of the Monpas’ transnational cultural and religious interaction. The respective chapters cover diverse topics such as culture, religion, the environment, border management, and social activism. The book offers a compelling analysis of Mon identity, their lifestyles in transition, and the reach of development politics in the Tawang borderland. It maximizes the reader's insights into development works in borderlands. This book is an essential guide for students, scholars, activists, policy makers, and anyone interested in learning about this unique geographical borderland of Monpa.
Author | : Ann Heirman |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 2007-07-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9047420063 |
In no region of the world Buddhism can be seen as a unified doctrinal system. It rather consists of a multitude of different ideas, practices and behaviours. Geographical, social, political, economic, philosophical, religious, and also linguistic factors all played their role in its development and spread, but this role was different from region to region. Based on up-to-date research, this book aims at unraveling the complex factors that shaped the presence of particular forms of Buddhism in the regions to the north and the east of India. The result is a fascinating view on the mechanisms that allowed or hampered the presence of (certain aspects of) Buddhism in regions such as Central Asia, China, Tibet, Mongolia, or Korea.
Author | : S. Sasanananda |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Assam (India) |
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Author | : Baatr Uchanovich Kitinov |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
ISBN | : 9780773414341 |
Spread of Buddhism among Western Mongolian Tribes Between the 13th and 18th Centuries : Tibetan Buddhism in the Politics and Ideology of the Oirat People
Author | : Emil Schlagintweit |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
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Author | : Sangharakshita (Bhikshu) |
Publisher | : Windhorse Publications |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780904766868 |
'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 | : Dan Smyer Yü |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : POLITICAL SCIENCE |
ISBN | : 9780415575324 |
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 Chinaâe(tm)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 | : John Powers |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 593 |
Release | : 2007-11-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1559392827 |
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.