Religions of Tibet in Practice

Name: Religions of Tibet in Practice
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ISBN: 9780691011837

ISBN-10: 0691011834

ISBN-13: 9780691011837

Edition: 1997

Authors: Donald S. Lopez

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Religions of Tibet in Practiceis a landmark work, the first major anthology on the topic ever produced. It presents a stunning array of works (hagiographies, pilgrimage guides, prayers, accounts of visits to hell, epics, consecration manuals, sermons, and exorcism texts) that together offer an unparalleled view of the realities of those who have inhabited the Tibetan cultural domain over the centuries. The volume provides a wealth of voices that together lead to a new and more nuanced understanding of the religions of Tibet. The thirty-six chapters are testimony to the vast scope of religious practice in the Tibetan world, past and present, offering works heretofore unknown. The chapters…

Book details

List price: $37.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 3/23/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Princeton Readings in Religions


Note on Transliteration


Contributors


Introduction



Gesar of Ling



The Royal Way of Supreme Compassion



A Tribal History



Bon Rescues Dharma



The Guide to the Crystal Peak



Guidebook to Lapchi



The Life of Tilopa



Atisa's Journey to Tibet



The Journey to the Golden Mountain



A Quest for "The Path and Result"



The Yogin Lorepa's Retreat at Lake Namtso



Memories of a Past Life



A Rite of Empowerment



The Horseback Consecration Ritual



An Offering of Torma



An Avalokitesvara Sadhana



A Fasting Ritual



Food, Clothes, Dreams, and Karmic Propensities



The Elements, Insanity, and Lettered Subjectivity



The Regulations of a Monastery



The Sermon of an Itinerant Saint



From the Autobiography of a Visionary



A Prayer to the Lama



A Prayer to the God of the Plain



Invocations to Two Bon Deities



A Smoke Purification Song



Daily Prayers



Mindfulness of Death



A Prayer for Deliverance from Rebirth



Dying, Death, and Other Opportunities



Cards for the Dead



Returning from Hell



Exorcising Demons with a Buddhist Sutra



Turning Back Gossip



Hail Protection



A Prayer Flag for Tara


Index