Essential Tibetan Buddhism / Robert A.F. Thurman
- Bib ID:
- 2451717
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Thurman, Robert A. F
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Description:
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- [San Francisco, Calif.] ; [Great Britain] : HarperSanFrancisco, c1995
- 317 p. ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0062510517 (paperback)
- 0062510487
- Summary:
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Robert Thurman expertly and lucidly surveys the basic teachings and varieties of Tibetan Buddhism. A concise summary of Buddhism's development across Asia, with particular emphasis on its evolution in Tibet, provides a vital orientation, but the core of this much-needed volume is the first-ever collection of key Tibetan teachings on Buddhism and attaining enlightenment. Here are all the essential texts, freshly translated: the hymns to Tara, the liberator goddess; the riddle-like songs of Milarepa, the wandering poet-saint of the Himalayas; instructions for living the compassionate Bodhisattva Way of Life; selections from The Tibetan Book of the Dead; and more.
Excerpts from rarely published tantric practice texts complement Geshe Chaykawa's Seven Point Mind Training and selections from Nagarjuna's Five Stages. Master teachers from all the major schools - Longchempa, Nagarjuna, Shantideva, Atisha, and Tsong Khapa - speak to the modern reader, providing advice on how to integrate Tibetan Buddhism into daily life. Further enhanced by explanatory notes and a bibliography designed to serve as an introductory course, Essential Tibetan Buddhism is a unique guide to this rich spiritual tradition, invaluable to newcomers and seasoned students alike.
- Full contents:
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- 1. The Quintessence: The Mentor Worship
- 2. Seeing the Buddha
- 3. Meeting the Buddha in the Mentor
- 4. Practicing Transcendent Renunciation
- 5. Practicing the Loving Spirit of Enlightenment
- 6. Practicing the Liberating Wisdom
- 7. Practicing the Creation Stage
- 8. Practicing the Perfection and Great Perfection Stages
- 9. Various Treasures of Tibetan Spiritual Culture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1995
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