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Religions of Tibet in Practice
Abridged Edition
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Edited by:
Donald S. Lopez
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English
Published/Copyright:
2018
About this book
Originally published in 1997, Religions of Tibet in Practice is a landmark work--the first major anthology on the topic ever produced. This new edition--abridged to further facilitate course use--presents a stunning array of works that together offer an unparalleled view of the Tibetan religious landscape over the centuries.
Organized thematically, the twenty-eight chapters are testimony to the vast scope of religious practice in the Tibetan world, past and present. Religions of Tibet in Practice remains a work of great value to scholars, students, and general readers.
Author / Editor information
Donald S. Lopez Jr., is Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. He is the editor of three other volumes in this series: Buddhism in Practice, Religions of India in Practice, and Religions of China in Practice.
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"Praise for Princeton's previous edition: "This anthology on Tibetan religions is a first of its kind. . . . [The contributors] are among the best in the growing field. . . . Significant and groundbreaking.""
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"Praise for Princeton's previous edition: "The anthology is replete with fascinating, important, material; and--remarkably for a work with so many authors--uniformly well-written. Anyone interested in gaining an overall sense of what constitutes Tibetan religious thought in all its multifarious ramifications could hardly have a more helpful introduction.""---David Hicks, Asian Thought and Society
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"Praise for Princeton's previous edition: "[A] valuable contribution to the study of Tibetan religion and culture.""---Amy Lavine, Journal of Religion
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"Praise for Princeton's previous edition: "Religions of Tibet in Practice is by far the richest sourcebook of Tibetan texts available and will reward both the specialist and the patient general reader.""---Roger Jackson, Religious Studies Review
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Frontmatter
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Princeton Readings in Religions
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Note On Transliteration
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Contents
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List of Contributors
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Introduction
1 - Accounts of Time and Place
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1. The Royal Way of Supreme Compassion
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2. A Tribal History
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3. Bon Rescues Dharma
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4. The Guide to the Crystal Peak
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5. Guidebook to Lapchi
90 - Remarkable Lives
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6. Atiśa's journey to Tibet
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7. The Journey to the Golden Mountain
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8. The Yogin Lorepa's Retreat at Lake Namtso
138 - Rites and Techniques
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9. A Rite of Empowerment
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10. The Horseback Consecration Ritual
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11. An Offering of Torma
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12. An Avalokiteśvara Sādhana
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13. A Fasting Ritual
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14. Food, Clothes, Dreams, and Karmic Propensities
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15. The Regulations of a Monastery
241 - Prayers and Sermons
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16. The Sermon of an Itinerant Saint
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17. From the Autobiography of a Visionary
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18. A Prayer to the Lama
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19. A Prayer to the God of the Plain
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20. Invocations to Two Bön Deities
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21. A Smoke Purification Song
307 - Dealing with Death and Other Demons
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22. Mindfulness of Death
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23. Dying, Death, and Other Opportunities
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24. Cards for the Dead
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25. Returning from Hell
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26. Turning Back Gossip
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27. Hail Protection
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28. A Prayer Flag for Tārā
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Index
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March 4, 2019
eBook ISBN:
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Keywords for this book
Buddhism; Deity; Tibetan Buddhism; Avalokitesvara; Bodhisattva; Tibetan people; Sentient beings (Buddhism); Padmasambhava; Religion; Tibetan literature; Buddhist philosophy; Buddhahood; Tibetan Buddhist canon; Dalai Lama; Mahayana; Tibetan Army; Tibetan Empire; Buddhist texts; Buddhist art; Buddhist cosmology; Rinpoche; Tibetan name; Schools of Buddhism; Tibetan culture; Chögyam Trungpa; Bon; Traditional Tibetan medicine; Nyingma; Longchenpa; Buddhist Society; Sect; Kalu Rinpoche; Tsangpa Gyare; Bhutan; The Power of Buddhism; Tibetan astrology; Tibetan mythology; Tantra; Panchen Lama; Vajra; Yogi; Spiritual body; Rinchen Zangpo; Tibetan diaspora; Vajrayana; Incarnation (Christianity); Samantabhadra; Buddhist mythology; Sutra; Ye Dharma Hetu; Sera Monastery; Kathmandu Valley; Refuge (Buddhism); Monastery; Precept; Tibetan Plateau; Ancient India; 14th Dalai Lama; Northwest China; Chinese Buddhism; Karma Kagyu; Reincarnation; Namkhai Nyingpo; Milarepa; Enlightenment (spiritual); Xuanzang; Doctrine; Religious community; Religious festival; Madhyamaka
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For a non-specialist adult audience