Religions of Tibet in Practice : : Abridged Edition /

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

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 lan...

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource
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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

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