Tibetan Buddhism: A Foundation Course
Author:   Cathy Cantwell (University of Oxford, UK) ,  Robert Mayer (University of Oxford, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415318181


Pages:   242
Publication Date:   01 January 2008
Format:   Hardback
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This textbook is an introduction to important themes in Tibetan Buddhism. It does not require any prior knowledge about Buddhism as the early chapters discuss aspects of general Buddhism which are taken up and may be elaborated or reinterpreted in Tibetan Buddhism. Nevertheless, recent scholarship and contemporary academic concerns in Buddhist Studies, general Religious Studies, Tibetan Studies and in Social Anthropology and Sociology are taken into consideration. With universities and colleges offering wider ranges of courses and/or expanding existing courses on Religion, Tibetan Buddhism will be an invaluable resource to help understand this subject. Chapters build on earlier chapters, and each chapter covers essential information presented in an accessible way.

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Author:   Cathy Cantwell (University of Oxford, UK) ,  Robert Mayer (University of Oxford, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780415318181


ISBN 10:   0415318181
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   01 January 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Preface Introduction 1. Tibetan Society and Culture: an Overview 2. Basic Buddhism and its Tibetan Expression I 3. Basic Buddhism and its Tibetan Expression II 4. The Mahayana Vision 5. The Bodhisattva Path 6. History, Organisation and Characteristics of the Tibetan Buddhist Schools 7. The Scholastic Traditions 8. The Meditative Traditions 9. Mahamudra 10. Vajrayana Deity Practice and Monastic Rule 11. Gender in Tibetan Buddhism 12. Tibetan Buddhism in the Contemporary World Appendix Glossary of Technical Terms

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