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Indo-Tibetan Buddhism: Indian Buddhists and their Tibetan successors
This authoritative and highly illustrated study concentrates on Buddhist philosophy and practice from the eighth to the thirteenth century, when the Tibetans were actively engaged in absorbing and importing Buddhist culture and religion from India.…
Peaks and Lamas
Peaks and Lamas is the account of two geographically related things: the climbing of Himalayan peaks and the Himalayan-Tibetan tradition of Buddhism. It was on a climbing expedition to the Ganges-Satlej watershed that Marco Pallis first began to…
The Diamond Sutra: the Perfection of Wisdom
Zen Buddhism is often said to be a practice of mind-to-mind transmission without reliance on texts --in fact, some great teachers forbid their students to read or write. But Buddhism has also inspired some of the greatest philosophical writings of…
Hindu Goddesses: visions of the divine feminine in the Hindu religious tradition
Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David Kinsley sorts out the rich yet often chaotic history of Hindu goddess worship.
Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David…
Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David…
