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Author: Sagong Wangdu Publisher: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives ISBN: 8186470964 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 112
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A Hundred Customs and Traditions of Tibetan People puts together the everyday Tibetan beliefs, practices, observances and mannerisms of living life enriched by thousands of years of spiritual consciousness. From ceremonial rites, auspicious days and symbols to everyday beliefs, Tibetan opera and various kinds of dance forms to the main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. It includes: offering substances, customs and traditions, Tibetan performing arts, types of design, architectural designs, recreation, marriage customs, Bon and the main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, festivals, things to avoid, lifestyle, death ceremonies and funeral rites, kinds of decoration, and other customs.
Author: Sagong Wangdu Publisher: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives ISBN: 8186470964 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 112
Book Description
A Hundred Customs and Traditions of Tibetan People puts together the everyday Tibetan beliefs, practices, observances and mannerisms of living life enriched by thousands of years of spiritual consciousness. From ceremonial rites, auspicious days and symbols to everyday beliefs, Tibetan opera and various kinds of dance forms to the main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. It includes: offering substances, customs and traditions, Tibetan performing arts, types of design, architectural designs, recreation, marriage customs, Bon and the main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, festivals, things to avoid, lifestyle, death ceremonies and funeral rites, kinds of decoration, and other customs.
Author: Kurtis R. Schaeffer Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 0231509782 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 853
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The most comprehensive collection of Tibetan works in a Western language, this volume illuminates the complex historical, intellectual, and social development of Tibetan civilization from its earliest beginnings to the modern period. Including more than 180 representative writings, Sources of Tibetan Tradition spans Tibet's vast geography and long history, presenting for the first time a diversity of works by religious and political leaders; scholastic philosophers and contemplative hermits; monks and nuns; poets and artists; and aristocrats and commoners. The selected readings reflect the profound role of Buddhist sources in shaping Tibetan culture while illustrating other major areas of knowledge. Thematically varied, they address history and historiography; political and social theory; law; medicine; divination; rhetoric; aesthetic theory; narrative; travel and geography; folksong; and philosophical and religious learning, all in relation to the unique trajectories of Tibetan civil and scholarly discourse. The editors begin each chapter with a survey of broader social and cultural contexts and introduce each translated text with a concise explanation. Concluding with writings that extend into the early twentieth century, this volume offers an expansive encounter with Tibet's exceptional intellectual heritage.
Author: Ellen Pearlman Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co ISBN: 9780892819188 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 206
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From the time Buddhism entered the mythical land of the snows, Tibetans have expressed their spiritual devotion and celebrated their culture with dance. This book--lavishly illustrated with color and rare historic photographs depicting the dances, costumes, and masks--is the first to explore the significance and symbolism of the sacred and secular ritual dances of Tibetan Buddhism.
Author: Joshua Esler Publisher: Lexington Books ISBN: 1498584659 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 315
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This study analyzes the growing appeal of Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese in contemporary China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It examines the Tibetan tradition’s historical context and its social, cultural, and political adaptation to Chinese society, as well as the effects on Han practitioners. The author's analysis is based on fieldwork in all three locations and includes a broad range of interlocutors, such as Tibetan religious teachers, Han practitioners, and lay Tibetans.
Author: Sam van Schaik Publisher: Shambhala Publications ISBN: 1559394463 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 241
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A groundbreaking study of the lost tradition of Tibetan Zen containing the first translations of key texts from one thousand years ago. Banned in Tibet, forgotten in China, the Tibetan tradition of Zen was almost completely lost to us. According to Tibetan histories, Zen teachers were invited to Tibet from China in the 8th century, at the height of the Tibetan Empire. When doctrinal disagreements developed between Indian and Chinese Buddhists at the Tibetan court, the Tibetan emperor called for a formal debate. When the debate resulted in a decisive win by the Indian side, the Zen teachers were sent back to China, and Zen was gradually forgotten in Tibet. This picture changed at the beginning of the 20th century with the discovery in Dunhuang (in Chinese Central Asia) of a sealed cave full of manuscripts in various languages dating from the first millennium CE. The Tibetan manuscripts, dating from the 9th and 10th centuries, are the earliest surviving examples of Tibetan Buddhism. Among them are around 40 manuscripts containing original Tibetan Zen teachings. This book translates the key texts of Tibetan Zen preserved in Dunhuang. The book is divided into ten sections, each containing a translation of a Zen text illuminating a different aspect of the tradition, with brief introductions discussing the roles of ritual, debate, lineage, and meditation in the early Zen tradition. Van Schaik not only presents the texts but also explains how they were embedded in actual practices by those who used them.
Author: Glenn H. Mullin Publisher: Shambhala Publications ISBN: 1559393106 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 242
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Whereas Western society views death as the last taboo, the Tibetan tradition incorporates meditation on death into everyday life. Tibetan Buddhists believe that a conscious awareness of one's own impermanence allows a person to live a happy, fulfilled life. Over the centuries, the Tibetans have developed a wide-ranging literature on death, including inspirational poetry and prose, prayers, and practical works on caring for the dying. This fascinating book presents nine short Tibetan texts. Important writings by the Second, Seventh, and Thirteenth Dalai Lamas and by Karma Lingpa, author of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, are included. It covers topics such as meditation techniques to prepare for death, inspirational accounts of the deaths of saints and yogis, and methods for training the mind in the transference of consciousness at the time of death.
Author: Kurtis R. Schaeffer Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 023113598X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 853
Book Description
The most comprehensive collection of Tibetan works in a Western language, this volume illuminates the complex historical, intellectual, and social development of Tibetan civilization from its earliest beginnings to the modern period. Including more than 180 representative writings, Sources of Tibetan Tradition spans Tibet's vast geography and long history, presenting for the first time a diversity of works by religious and political leaders; scholastic philosophers and contemplative hermits; monks and nuns; poets and artists; and aristocrats and commoners. The selected readings reflect the profound role of Buddhist sources in shaping Tibetan culture while illustrating other major areas of knowledge. Thematically varied, they address history and historiography; political and social theory; law; medicine; divination; rhetoric; aesthetic theory; narrative; travel and geography; folksong; and philosophical and religious learning, all in relation to the unique trajectories of Tibetan civil and scholarly discourse. The editors begin each chapter with a survey of broader social and cultural contexts and introduce each translated text with a concise explanation. Concluding with writings that extend into the early twentieth century, this volume offers an expansive encounter with Tibet's exceptional intellectual heritage.
Author: Sagong Wangdu
Author: Sagong Wangdu
Author: Tao Li
Author: Marion Herbert Duncan
Author: Kurtis R. Schaeffer
Author: Marion Herbert Duncan
Author: Ellen Pearlman
Author: Joshua Esler
Author: Sam van Schaik
Author: Glenn H. Mullin
Author: Kurtis R. Schaeffer