Essential Tibetan Buddhism /

Thurman, Robert A. F.

Essential Tibetan Buddhism / Tibetan Buddhism Robert A.F. Thurman. - Edison, N.J. : Castle Books, c1997. - 317 p. ; 22 cm.

Originally published: San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, 1995.

Includes bibliographical references.

The quintessence: the mentor worship -- Seeing the Buddha -- Meeting the Buddha in the mentor -- Practicing transcendent renunciation -- Practicing the loving spirit of enlightenment -- Practicing the liberating wisdom -- Practicing the creation stage -- Practicing the perfection and the great perfection stages -- Various treasures of Tibetan spiritual culture.

Presents an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, including teachings about the Buddha, subsequent Buddhas, prayers, meditation techniques, etc.

0785808728 : $20.00 9780785808725 : $20.00 9780785808725(hbk) 9780062510518(pbk)


Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Bouddhisme--Chine--Tibet.


Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Religion.
Tibet (Chine)--Religion.

BQ7604 / .T496 1995

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