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Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, Revised Edition |
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Author |
Powers, John (著)
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Date | 2007.12.25 |
Pages | 512 |
Publisher | Snow Lion Publications |
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http://www.snowlionpub.com/
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Location | Ithaca, NY, US [伊薩卡, 紐約州, 美國] |
Content type | 書籍=Book |
Language | 英文=English |
Note | Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
Keyword | 西藏佛教=藏傳佛教=Tibetan Buddhism; 佛教人物=Buddhist; 宗教象徵=religious symbolism; 修行方法=修行法門=Practice |
Abstract | From Publishers Weekly In this concise though comprehensive work, Powers, a Tibetan Buddhist and professor of religion at Wright State University, begins to fill a void in the large corpus of literature on Tibetan Buddhism by grounding it in political and cultural experience. Not only does he situate it as a contemporary praxis in the context of its own religious history, but he also anchors it as a universal praxis arising out of Tibetan political and cultural history. Powers's discussions of the festivals, holy days and religious symbolism imbedded in Tibetan cultural forms and of the power struggles and foreign influences that contributed to the institution of the Buddhist state, demystify Tibetan Buddhism, yet leave intact the integrity of its praxis. This is a valuable work for those looking to enrich their practice of Tibetan Buddhism and for students just seeking to deepen their understanding of it. |
Table of contents | Preface 11 Technical Note 17 INTRODUCTION 21
PART ONE: THE INDIAN BACKGROUND 1. BUDDHISM IN INDIA The Buddha 31 The Buddha’s Life and Lives 34 Epilogue 56 2. SOME IMPORTANT BUDDHIST DOCTRINES 63 Cyclic Existence 63 Appearance and Reality 71 3. MEDITATION 81 The Role of Meditation in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism 81 Stabilizing and Analytical Meditation 85 The Five Buddhist Paths 91 4. MAHĀYĀNA 101 Origins 101 Mahāyāna Doctrines 105 The Bodhisattva Path 113
PART TWO: TIBETAN HISTORY AND CULTURE 5. TIBETAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY 137 Tibet: Geography and Environment 137 The Early History of Tibet 139 The Period of the Religious Kings 144 The Second Dissemination of Buddhism 155 Mongol Influence and Sakya Supremacy 159 The Gélukpa Ascent to Power 163 The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 169 6. THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 181 Foreign Conflicts 181 The Fourteenth Dalai Lama 187 The Interregnum Period 195 The Fourteenth Dalai Lama Assumes Power 197 The Chinese Occupation of Tibet 205 7. FESTIVALS AND HOLY DAYS 219 Mönlam 219 The Butter-Sculpture Festival of Kumbum 222 Sacred Dance 226 Other Religious Festivals 228 Common Elements in Tibetan Religious Ceremonies 229 8. GEOGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE 233 The Religious Environment 233 Construction of Religious Structures 236 Stūpas 242
PART THREE: TIBETAN BUDDHIST DOCTRINES AND PRACTICES 9. TANTRA 249 The Place of the Tantras in Buddhist Literature 249 Tantra as a Branch of Mahāyāna 257 Tantric Symbols 262 Entering Tantric Practice 267 The Four Classes of Tantra 279 The Preliminary Practices 294 The Fourteen Root Downfalls 315 10. DEATH AND DYING IN TIBETAN BUDDHISM 325 Introduction 325 Death Meditation: Exoteric and Esoteric Traditions 330 The Bardo Process 341 Tibetan Rituals of Death and Dying 348
PART FOUR: THE SCHOOLS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM 11. THE FOUR ORDERS 355 The Nonsectarian Movement 359 12. NYINGMA 367 History and Doctrines 367 The Nine Vehicles 375 Terma: Hidden Treasures 378 Distinctive Practices: Dzogchen 383 13 KAGYU 399 History and Doctrines 399 Meditation Practices 405 14. SAKYA 433 Origins of the Sakya Tradition 433 The Development and Dissemination of Sakya Doctrines and Practices 437 Sakya Becomes a Political Force 442 The Sakya Monastic Order 445 Distinctive Practices: “Path and Result” 447 15. GÉLUK 467 History of the Lineage 467 The Gélukpa Monastic System 477 Distinctive Practices: The Stages of the Path 481 160 BÖN: A HETERODOX SYSTEM 497 Introduction 497 Bön Teachings and Practices 500
CHRONOLOGY OF INDIAN AND TIBETAN BUDDHISM 515 Lexicon of Buddhist Terms 521 English-Tibetan-Sanskrit Glossary 529 Select Bibliography 561 Indexes Technical Terms 577 Proper Names 584 Titles of Works Mentioned 589 Locations 590 |
ISBN | 9781559392822 |
Hits | 2311 |
Created date | 2007.11.06 |
Modified date | 2023.12.27 |
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