| The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History Contributor(s): Dudjom (Author), Dorje, Gyurme (Editor), Kapstein, Matthew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0861711998 ISBN-13: 9780861711994 Publisher: Wisdom Publications OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2002 Annotation: The first English translation of the master work of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, this book constitutes the most complete work of its type in the West. This is the first time this text has been available in a trade edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Tibetan - Religion | Eastern - Religion | Buddhism - History |
| Dewey: 294.392 |
| LCCN: 2002032771 |
| Physical Information: 2.4" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (4.35 lbs) 1584 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by a great modern Nyingma master, Dudjom Rinpoche's The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism covers in detail and depth both the fundamental teachings and the history of Tibetan Buddhism's oldest school. This, the first English translation of His Holiness' masterwork, constitutes the most complete work of its type in the West. An absolute treasure for students of the tradition, it is also an indispensable reference for anyone with an interest in Buddhism. The book includes chronologies and glossaries that elucidate Buddhist doctrine, and it provides fascinating insights into the Buddhist history of Tibet. Two treatises form the present volume, namely the Fundamentals of the Nyingma School and the History of the Nyingma School. Among the most widely read of all His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche's works, these treatises were composed during the years immediately following his arrival in India as a refugee. His intention in writing them was to preserve the precise structure of the Nyingma philosophical view within its own historical and cultural context. This is the first time this text has been available in a trade edition. Beautifully presented, this single-volume edition represents a truly wonderful gift, and features illustrations in black and white and in color, plus maps, bibliographic information, and useful annotations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kapstein, Matthew: - Matthew Kapstein is Numata Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Chicago. His previous publications include the Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory and, with the anthropologist Melvyn C. Goldstein, Buddhism in Contemporary Tibet: Religious Revival and Cultural Identity. He is co-translator of the late H.H. Dujom Rinpoche's The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. Since 2002 he has also served as director of Tibetan Studies at the ecole Pratique des Hautes etudes, Paris. |