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Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

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The Indian background -- Buddhism in India -- Some important Buddhist doctrines -- Meditation -- Mahayana -- Tibetan history and culture -- Tibetan religious history -- The twentieth century -- Religious festivals and holy days -- Geography and architecture -- Tibetan Buddhist doctrines and practices -- Tantra -- Death and dying in Tibetan Buddhism -- The orders of Tibetan Buddhism -- The four orders -- Nyingma -- Kagyu -- Sakya -- Geluk -- Bon: a heterodox system.

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PUBLISHED
Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications, 2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 591 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781559392822
1559392827

SUBJECTS
Buddhism -- Tibet.
Tibet (China) -- Religion.