| Description |
x, 725 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: Shamanic and Clerical Buddhism -- 2. Tibetan and Theravadin Societies: A Comparison -- 3. Tibetan Societies: Introduction and Central Tibet -- 4. Tibetan Societies: K'am (Eastern Tibet) -- 5. Tibetan Societies: Amdo (Northeastern Tibet) -- 6. Tibetan Societies: Southern and Western Tibet -- 7. Tibetan Communities -- 8. Some Conclusions -- 9. The Ritual Cosmos and Its Inhabitants -- 10. The Folk Religion and the Pragmatic Orientation -- 11. The Karma Orientation, Rebirth, and Tibetan Values -- 12. Tantra and the Bodhi Orientation -- 13. The Lama and the Tantric Deities -- 14. Tantra and the Pragmatic Orientation -- 15. Lamas, Monks and Yogins -- 16. Folk Shamans, Terton, and Crazy Siddhas -- 17. Tibetan Religious Communities (Gompa) -- 18. Some Recent Lamas -- 19. From Structure to Process -- 20. India: Buddhist Beginnings -- 21. India: Mahayana Schools -- 22. India: Tantra and the Buddhist Siddhas -- 23. Tibet to A.D. 841 |
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24. Tibet: The Local Hegemonic Period -- 25. Tibet: Mongol Overlordship -- 26. Tibet: Gelugpa Synthesis and Shamanic Reaction -- 27. Tibet: Gelugpa Power and the Rimed Synthesis -- 28. Conclusion -- Epilogue: The Tibetans and Tibetan Religion Today -- Appendix 1. The Monastic Population of Tibet -- Guide to Tibetan Spelling |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 635-692) and index |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
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| SUBJECT |
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79100917 -- Buddhism
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Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Religion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117269
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| LC no. |
92012590 |
| ISBN |
1560982314 |
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