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.