The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism
Conversion, Contestation, and Memory
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, Buddhism
| Author: | Matthew T. Kapstein | ISBN: | 9780190288204 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | February 7, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Matthew T. Kapstein |
| ISBN: | 9780190288204 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | February 7, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
This book explores the Buddhist role in the formation of Tibetan religious thought and identity. In three major sections, the author examines Tibet's eighth-century conversion, sources of dispute within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the continuing revelation of the teaching in both doctrine and myth.
This book explores the Buddhist role in the formation of Tibetan religious thought and identity. In three major sections, the author examines Tibet's eighth-century conversion, sources of dispute within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the continuing revelation of the teaching in both doctrine and myth.
