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
• Año de Publicación: 2018
• Lenguaje: English
• Colección: Princeton Readings in Religions ; 6
• Descripción Física: 1 online resource
• Other title: 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
• Sumario: 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.
• Formato: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780691188171; 9783110649772; 9783110442502
• DOI: 10.1515/9780691188171?locatt=mode:legacy
• Acceso: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: 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...