The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory (Hardcover)

by Matthew T. Kapstein (Author) "Before Buddhism made its presence felt in Tibet, as it did during the eight and ninth centuries C.E., and even as the Buddha's teaching began..." (more)
Key Phrases: mnemic engagement, pristine gnosis, amnesic monarch, Testament of Ba, Trhi Songdetsen, Mani Kambum (more...)

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A rich field of thoughtful analysis and a fertile seedbed of ideas about how Dharma was received and transmitted in Tibet up to the fifteenth century The Middle Way convincingly argued ... informative and insightful The Middle Way

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"...a marvel of erudition....this is a fascinating and informative book."--Parabola

"This is an unusual, stimulating piece of scholarship. It is exhaustively researched, linked deeply and broadly to the larger discussions circulating through Tibetan studies and the histories of religions. It is fair-minded in relation to its sources, critical of traditional historiography without being belligerent. Not only will scholars of Tibetan Buddhism benefit from this work, but also historians of Tibet generally, practitioners of tantric Buddhism, philosophers and mythologists should have this book on their shelves."--Transcendent Philosophy --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (September 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195131223
• ISBN-13: 978-0195131222
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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