Sources of Tibetan Tradition

Name: Sources of Tibetan Tradition
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ISBN: 9780231135993

ISBN-10: 0231135998

ISBN-13: 9780231135993

Edition: 2012

Authors: Kurtis Schaeffer, Matthew T. Kapstein, Gray Tuttle

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The most comprehensive collection of classic Tibetan works in a Western language, this volume illuminates the complex historical, intellectual, and social movements of Tibetan civilization from its earliest beginnings to the modern period. It includes more than 180 representative writings of the Tibetan tradition, more than half never before translated into English. The perfect introduction to Tibetan culture for nonspecialists, this anthology also adds greater depth to the research and understanding of more advanced scholars.Selected texts span Tibet's vast geography and nearly thirteen hundred years of history, featuring a diverse range of authors including religious and lay leaders;…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 3/26/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 856
Size: 0.64" wide x 0.91" long x 0.16" tall
Weight: 2.464

Gray Tuttle is Leila Hadley Luce Assistant Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University.