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The treasury of knowledge. Books two, three, and four, Buddhism's journey to Tibet
Title:
The treasury of knowledge. Books two, three, and four, Buddhism's journey to Tibet
Śes bya mthaʼ yas paʼi rgya mtsho. English Selections.
Buddhism's journey to Tibet
Author:
Koṅ-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas, 1813-1899.
ISBN:
9781559393454
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Uniform Title:
Śes bya mthaʼ yas paʼi rgya mtsho. English Selections.
Publication Information:
Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion Publications, c2010.
Physical Description:
xii, 680 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Book two: The light of the world. Our teacher's path to awakening -- The Buddha's enlightenment -- The Buddha's twelve deeds -- Enlightenment's bodies and pure realms -- Book three: What the Buddha taught. What are the sacred teachings? -- Cycles of scriptural transmission -- Compilations of the Buddha's word -- The origins of the early translations' ancient tradition -- Book four: Buddhism resplendent in the world. Buddhism in the land of exalted beings -- How Buddhist monastic discipline and scriptural transmissions came to Tibet -- The history of lineages of meditation practice in Tibet, the eight major chariots -- A history of Buddhist culture -- Appendix 1: the root text of books two, three, and four -- Translator's postscript: reflections on each chapter.
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Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 645-662) and indexes.
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npmlib 南院 BQ286 .K6613 stc 11220181