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Author: Matthew T. Kapstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002-02-07
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0195348508
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the Buddhist role in the formation of Tibetan religious thought and identity. In three major sections, the author examines Tibet's eighth-century conversion, sources of dispute within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the continuing revelation of the teaching in both doctrine and myth.
Author: Matthew T. Kapstein Associate Professor in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations University of Chicago Divinity School
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2000-08-28
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 019803007X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the Buddhist role in the formation of Tibetan religious thought and identity. In three major sections, the author examines Tibet's eighth-century conversion, sources of dispute within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the continuing revelation of the teaching in both doctrine and myth.
Author: Matthew T. Kapstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002-02-07
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0190288205
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the Buddhist role in the formation of Tibetan religious thought and identity. In three major sections, the author examines Tibet's eighth-century conversion, sources of dispute within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the continuing revelation of the teaching in both doctrine and myth.
Author: Matthew Kapstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 0199735123
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat 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: Matthew Kapstein
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-05-01
Total Pages: 481
ISBN-13: 0861718062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExploring the long history of cultural exchange between 'the Roof of the World' and 'the Middle Kingdom,' Buddhism Between Tibet and China features a collection of noteworthy essays that probe the nature of their relationship, spanning from the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 CE) to the present day. Annotated and contextualized by noted scholar Matthew Kapstein and others, the historical accounts that comprise this volume display the rich dialogue between Tibet and China in the areas of scholarship, the fine arts, politics, philosophy, and religion. This thoughtful book provides insight into the surprisingly complex history behind the relationship from a variety of geographical regions. Includes contributions from Rob Linrothe, Karl Debreczeny, Elliot Sperling, Paul Nietupski, Carmen Meinert, Gray Tuttle, Zhihua Yao, Ester Bianchi, Fabienne Jagou, Abraham Zablocki, and Matthew Kapstein.
Author: Kurtis R. Schaeffer
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 854
ISBN-13: 0231135998
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe most comprehensive collection of classic Tibetan works in any Western language.
Author: Matthew Kapstein
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2001-06-15
Total Pages: 498
ISBN-13: 0861712390
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReason's Traces addresses some of the key questions in the study of Indian and Buddhist thought: the analysis of personal identity and of ultimate reality, the interpretation of Tantric texts and traditions, and Tibetan approaches to the interpretation of Indian sources. Drawing on a wide range of scholarship, Reason's Traces reflects current work in philosophical analysis and hermeneutics, inviting readers to explore in a Buddhist context the relationship between philosophy and traditions of spiritual exercise.
Author: Daniel Hirshberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2016-10-25
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1614292310
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on the author's thesis (doctoral--Harvard University, 2012) under title: Delivering the Lotus-Born: historiography in the Tibetan Renaissance.
Author: Jacob P. Dalton
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2011-06-28
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 0300153929
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Taming of the Demons examines mythic and ritual themes of violence, demon taming, and blood sacrifice in Tibetan Buddhism. Taking as its starting point Tibet's so-called age of fragmentation (842 to 986 C.E.), the book draws on previously unstudied manuscripts discovered in the "library cave" near Dunhuang, on the old Silk Road. These ancient documents, it argues, demonstrate how this purportedly inactive period in Tibetan history was in fact crucial to the Tibetan assimilation of Buddhism, and particularly to the spread of violent themes from tantric Buddhism into Tibet at the local and the popular levels. Having shed light on this "dark age" of Tibetan history, the second half of the book turns to how, from the late tenth century onward, the period came to play a vital symbolic role in Tibet, as a violent historical "other" against which the Tibetan Buddhist tradition defined itself. -- Georges Dreyfus
Author: Matthew T. Kapstein
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2013-06-05
Total Pages: 390
ISBN-13: 1118725379
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Tibet, its culture and history. A clear and comprehensive overview of Tibet, its culture and history. Responds to current interest in Tibet due to continuing publicity about Chinese rule and growing interest in Tibetan Buddhism. Explains recent events within the context of Tibetan history. Situates Tibet in relation to other Asian civilizations through the ages. Draws on the most recent scholarly and archaeological research. Introduces Tibetan culture – particularly social institutions, religious and political traditions, the arts and medical lore. An epilogue considers the fragile position of Tibetan civilization in the modern world.
