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A Concise Introduction To Tibetan Buddhism

By Powers, John

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Lucid and economical, the Concise Introduction delivers a brisk, fast-moving survey. For many years, Powers' nearly six hundred-page Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism has served as the field's most authoritative and comprehensive introductory text on Tibet's distinctive Buddhist tradition. Now Powers has responded to requests to provide an introductory text in compact form. This slimmed-down reference explains the core Buddhist doctrines and the practices of meditation and tantra in an engaging manner. A survey of the four main sects of Tibetan Buddhism and a succinct history of the Tibetan cultural region complete this work.

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ISBN
978-1-55939-296-9
Publisher
Snow Lion Publications


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Reviewed on May 1, 2008

Western interest in the many varieties of Buddhism continues to grow along with Americans' fascination with Tibet's exiled Dalai Lama and his nation's tangled history with China. Powers, a specialist in Indo-Tibetan philosophy and meditation theory (Ctr. for Asian Societies & History, Australian National Univ.; A Concise Encyclopedia of Buddhism), has here condensed his well-received Introduct...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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