Introduction to Tibetan BuddhismThis is the most comprehensive and authoritative introduction to Tibetan Buddhism available to date, covering a wide range of topics, including history, doctrines, meditation, practices, schools, religious festivals, and major figures. The revised edition contains expanded discussions of recent Tibetan history and tantra and incorporates important new publications in the field. Beginning with a summary of the Indian origins of Tibetan Buddhism and how it eventually was brought to Tibet, it explores Tibetan Mahayana philosophy and tantric methods for personal transformation. The four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as Bön, are explored in depth from a nonsectarian point of view. This new and expanded edition is a systematic and wonderfully clear presentation of Tibetan Buddhist views and practices. |
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According actions afflictions appearance arhats attain Avalokitesvara bardo become benefit bliss bodhisattvas Bön Buddha buddhahood Buddhist calm abiding central chen China Chinese chos clear light compassion conceptual consciousness cultivate culture cyclic existence Dalai Lama death deity desire develop dharma dhism disciples doctrines dzogchen emptiness final nirvana Gélukpa guru Gyatso highest yoga tantra Hinayana History human images Indian inherent existence initiation Kagyu karma king Lhasa liberation lineage Mahāyāna mandala manifest Māra meditation mental mind of awakening monasteries monastic Mongol monks nature of mind nirvana Nyingma object of observation one's ordinary overcome pa'i Padmasambhava Pāli path to awakening perceive Perfection of Wisdom person phenomena pliancy practitioners reality realization rebirth recognized religious result rgyas Rinpoché rituals Sakya Pandita Śākyamuni scholars sentient Siddhartha stage stūpas subtle suffering Sutra sūtras symbols tantric tantric practice teachers teachings texts thought Tibet Tibetan Buddhism tion tradition transcended Tsong Khapa Vajrayāna visualization