A concise introduction to Tibetan Buddhism /
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| Author / Creator: | Powers, John, 1957- |
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| Imprint: | Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications, c2008. |
| Description: | 165 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7306297 |
Table of Contents:
- Technical Note
- Introduction
- 1. The Indian Background
- Origins of Tibetan Buddhism
- The Buddha
- The Buddha's Teaching Career
- 2. Mahayana
- Origins
- Mahayana Doctrines
- The Bodhisattva Path
- 3. Some Important Buddhist Doctrines
- Karma and Rebirth
- Dependent Arising
- 4. Meditation
- The Role of Meditation in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism
- Stabilizing and Analytical Meditation
- The Five Buddhist Paths
- 5. Tantra
- The Place of the Tantras in Buddhist Literature
- Tantra as a Branch of Mahayana
- Tantric Symbols
- Entering Tantric Practice
- The Four Classes of Tantra
- The Preliminary Practices
- Death and Dying in Tibetan Buddhism
- 6. The Four Orders
- Similarities and Differences
- The Nonsectarian Movement
- Nyingma
- Kagyu
- Sakya
- Geluk
- Lexicon of Buddhist Terms
- Bibliography
- English-Tibetan-Sanskrit Glossary
- Terms
- Names
- Locations
- Titles of Works Mentioned
- Index
