The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism
Conversion, Contestation, and Memory
ISBN13: 9780195131222ISBN10: 0195131223
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336 pages
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Aug 2000,
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This book explores the Buddhist role in the formation of Tibetan religious thought and identity. In three major sections, the author examines Tibet's eighth-century conversion, sources of dispute within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the continuing revelation of the teaching in both doctrine and myth.Product Details
336 pages; 14 halftones; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-513122-2ISBN10: 0-19-513122-3About the Author(s)
Matthew T. Kapstein, Associate Professor in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago Divinity School
