A Cultural History of Bhutan: From Padmasambhava to the present times
Author: Balaram Chakravarti
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 216
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A Cultural History of Bhutan: From pre-history to Padmasambhava
Author: Balaram Chakravarti
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 242
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Teachings of Padmasambhava
Author: Herbert Guenther
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-08-21
Total Pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9004644768
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study explores the ideas of the enigmatic and controversial visionary, known as Padmasambhava. It takes as its starting point a unique and hitherto untouched source: Padmasambhava's writings preserved in the rNying-ma rgyud-'bum that remain excluded from the standard editions of the Tibetan Tanjur collections to this day. The first chapter explains Padmasambhava's holistic background that reflects an anthropocosmic worldview. The second chapter deals with the problem of how this anthropocosmic whole becomes enworlded as samsara and of how the enworlded experiencer disentangles himself from it and regains his original wholeness. The third chapter assesses Padmasambhava's psychological insights and their hermeneutical interpretations. In this study, Herbert Guenther discloses the mind of one of the greatest spiritual geniuses in human history, Padamasambhava — wanderer, mystic, and one of the original founders of Tibetan Buddhism. Here his teachings step out from obscurity to speak with a wonderful clarity. In them is found a surprisingly postmodern portrait of how process dynamics self-organize to construct and "light up" our worlds of experience.
The Tibetan History Reader
Author: Gray Tuttle
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2013-04-02
Total Pages: 750
ISBN-13: 0231144695
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnswering a critical need for an accurate, in-depth history of Tibet, this single-volume resource reproduces essential, hard-to-find essays from the past fifty years of Tibetan studies. Covering the social, cultural, and political development of Tibet from the seventh century to the modern period, the volume is organized chronologically and regionally to complement courses in Asian and religious studies and world civilizations. Beginning with Tibet's emergence as a regional power and concluding with its profound contemporary transformations, this anthology offers both a general and ..
Buddhist Landscapes in Central India
Author: Julia Shaw
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-08-12
Total Pages: 1029
ISBN-13: 1315432633
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe “monumental bias” of Buddhist archaeology has hampered our understanding of the socio-religious mechanisms that enabled early Buddhist monks to establish themselves in new areas. To articulate these relationships, Shaw presents here the first integrated study of settlement archaeology and Buddhist history, carried out in the area around Sanchi, a Central Indian UNESCO World Heritage site. Her comprehensive, data-rich, and heavily illustrated work provides an archaeological basis for assessing theories regarding the dialectical relationship between Buddhism and surrounding lay populations. It also sheds light on the role of the introduction of Buddhism in changing settlement patterns.This volume was originally published in 2007 by the British Association of South Asian Studies.
The Lives and Liberation of Princess Mandarava
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Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2015-04-07
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0861718941
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis lucid translation of a rare Tibetan text makes available for the first time to Western readers the remarkable life story of Princess Madarava. As the principal consort of the eighth century Indian master Padmasambhava before he introduced tantric Buddhism to Tibet, Mandarava is the Indian counterpart of the Tibetan consort Yeshe Tsogyal. Lives and Liberation recounts her struggles and triumphs as a Buddhist adept throughout her many lives and is an authentic deliverance story of a female Buddhist master. Those who read this book will gain inspiration and encouragement on the path to liberation.
Bulletin of the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture
Author: Ramakrishna Mission, India. Institute of Culture
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 372
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpirit-mediums, Sacred Mountains and Related Bon Textual Traditions in Upper Tibet
Author: John Bellezza
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2005-07-01
Total Pages: 581
ISBN-13: 9047407512
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnique original material on the phenomenon of the spirit-mediums of Upper Tibet, the men and women who channel the gods. With extensive interviews with members of this living tradition.
The History of Bhutan
Author: Karma Phuntsho
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Published: 2014-08-15
Total Pages: 830
ISBN-13: 1908323590
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 2008, Bhutan triumphantly took the stage as the world’s youngest democracy. But despite its growing prominence—and rising scholarly interest in the country—Bhutan remains one of the least studied, and least well-known places on the planet. Karma Phuntsho’s The History of Bhutan is the first book to offer a comprehensive history of Bhutan in English. Along with a detailed social and political analysis, it offers substantive discussions of Bhutan’s geography and culture; the result is the clearest, richest account of this nation and its history ever published for general readers. A 2015 Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner
The Teachings of Padmasambhava
Author: Herbert V. Guenther
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9789004105423
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis pioneering study sheds new light on the development of Buddhist ideas as introduced by the visionary Padmasambhava. It is based on primary source material and highlights the experiential aspects of process-oriented thinking.
