John Powers

A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Lucid and economical, this introductory text delivers a brisk, fast-moving survey of Tibetan Buddhism. For many years Powers's nearly 600-page Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism has served as the field's most authoritative and comprehensive overview of Tibet's distinctive Buddhist tradition. A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism explains the core Buddhist doctrines and the practices of meditation and tantra and provides a survey of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Shambhala
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781559398015
• Artikelnr.: 75630191

Autorenporträt

John Powers has published twelve books, including Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. He received his PhD from the University of Virginia and specializes in Indian and Tibetan intellectual history. He is currently Professor of Asian Studies at Australian National University.