| Description |
x, 560 pages ; 24 cm |
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Princeton readings in religions |
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Princeton readings in religions.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Religions of Tibet in practice / Donald S. Lopez, Jr., editor. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Princeton Readings in Religions Note on Transliteration Contributors Introduction 3 1 Gesar of Ling 39 2 The Royal Way of Supreme Compassion 69 3 A Tribal History 77 4 Bon Rescues Dharma 98 5 The Guide to the Crystal Peak 103 6 Guidebook to Lapchi 120 7 The Life of Tilopa 137 8 Atisa's Journey to Tibet 157 9 The Journey to the Golden Mountain 178 10 A Quest for "The Path and Result" 188 11 The Yogin Lorepa's Retreat at Lake Namtso 200 12 Memories of a Past Life 212 13 A Rite of Empowerment 225 14 The Horseback Consecration Ritual 234 15 An Offering of Torma 255 16 An Avalokitesvara Sadhana 266 17 A Fasting Ritual 271 18 Food, Clothes, Dreams, and Karmic Propensities 293 19 The Elements, Insanity, and Lettered Subjectivity 313 20 The Regulations of a Monastery 335 21 The Sermon of an Itinerant Saint 355 22 From the Autobiography of a Visionary 369 23 A Prayer to the Lama 376 24 A Prayer to the God of the Plain 387 25 Invocations to Two Bon Deities 395 26 A Smoke Purification Song 401 27 Daily Prayers 406 28 Mindfulness of Death 421 29 A Prayer for Deliverance from Rebirth 442 30 Dying, Death, and Other Opportunities 458 31 Cards for the Dead 494 32 Returning from Hell 499 33 Exorcising Demons with a Buddhist Sutra 511 34 Turning Back Gossip 527 35 Hail Protection 538 36 A Prayer Flag for Tara 548 Index 553 -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Buddhism China Tibet, Tibet (China) Religion, Buddhist literature, Tibetan Translations into English |
| Summary |
Religions of Tibet in Practice is a landmark work, the first major anthology on the topic ever produced. It presents a stunning array of works (hagiographies, pilgrimage guides, prayers, accounts of visits to hell, epics, consecration manuals, sermons, and exorcism texts) that together offer an unparalleled view of the realities of those who have inhabited the Tibetan cultural domain over the centuries. The volume provides a wealth of voices that together lead to a new and more nuanced understanding of the religions of Tibet |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Buddhist literature, Tibetan -- Translations into English.
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Buddhist literature, Tibetan.
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Tibetan Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
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| SUBJECT |
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117269
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| Author |
Lopez, Donald S., Jr., 1952-
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| LC no. |
96031592 |
| ISBN |
0691011834 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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0691011842 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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