Religions of Tibet in Practice : : Abridged Edition / / ed. by Donald S. Lopez.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Bentor, Yael,; Cabezón, José Ignacio,; Decleer, Hubert,; Germano, David,; Gyatso, Janet,; Huber, Toni,; Jackson, Roger,; Kapstein, Matthew,; Klein, Anne C.,; Kohn, Richard J.,; Kornman, Robin,; Kvaeme, Per,; Lopez, Donald S.,; Pommaret, Françoise,; Sangpo, Khetsun,
• HerausgeberIn: Lopez, Donald S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Readings in Religions ; 6
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Originally published in 1997, Religions of Tibet in Practice is a landmark work--the first major anthology on the topic ever produced. This new edition--abridged to further facilitate course use--presents a stunning array of works that together offer an unparalleled view of the Tibetan religious landscape over the centuries. Organized thematically, the twenty-eight chapters are testimony to the vast scope of religious practice in the Tibetan world, past and present. Religions of Tibet in Practice remains a work of great value to scholars, students, and general readers.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Princeton Readings in Religions -- Note On Transliteration -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Accounts of Time and Place -- 1. The Royal Way of Supreme Compassion -- 2. A Tribal History -- 3. Bon Rescues Dharma -- 4. The Guide to the Crystal Peak -- 5. Guidebook to Lapchi -- Remarkable Lives -- 6. Atiśa's journey to Tibet -- 7. The Journey to the Golden Mountain -- 8. The Yogin Lorepa's Retreat at Lake Namtso -- Rites and Techniques -- 9. A Rite of Empowerment -- 10. The Horseback Consecration Ritual -- 11. An Offering of Torma -- 12. An Avalokiteśvara Sādhana -- 13. A Fasting Ritual -- 14. Food, Clothes, Dreams, and Karmic Propensities -- 15. The Regulations of a Monastery -- Prayers and Sermons -- 16. The Sermon of an Itinerant Saint -- 17. From the Autobiography of a Visionary -- 18. A Prayer to the Lama -- 19. A Prayer to the God of the Plain -- 20. Invocations to Two Bön Deities -- 21. A Smoke Purification Song -- Dealing with Death and Other Demons -- 22. Mindfulness of Death -- 23. Dying, Death, and Other Opportunities -- 24. Cards for the Dead -- 25. Returning from Hell -- 26. Turning Back Gossip -- 27. Hail Protection -- 28. A Prayer Flag for Tārā -- Index