| A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism Contributor(s): Powers, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1559392967 ISBN-13: 9781559392969 Publisher: Snow Lion Publications OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2008 Annotation: A concise, succinct version of one of Snow Lion's top ten bestsellers. This slimmed-down, 144-page introduction covers all of the important topics necessary to understand the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Tibetan - Philosophy | Buddhist - Religion | Meditations |
| Dewey: 294.392 |
| LCCN: 2007052611 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.01" W x 8.95" (0.59 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lucid and economical, this introductory text delivers a brisk, fast-moving survey of Tibetan Buddhism. For many years Powers's nearly 600-page Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism has served as the field's most authoritative and comprehensive overview of Tibet's distinctive Buddhist tradition. A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism explains the core Buddhist doctrines and the practices of meditation and tantra and provides a survey of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. |