The ri-me philosophy of Jamgön Kongtrul the Great : a study of the Buddhist lineages of Tibet / Ringu Tulku ; edited by Ann Helm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ringu Tulku.

Contributor:

Helm, Ann, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kong-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas, 1813-1899.

Kong-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas.

Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Doctrines.

Buddhism.

China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Physical Description:

xvi, 318 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Shambhala ; [New York] : Distributed in the United States by Random House, 2006.

Summary:

The first major exploration of the nineteenth-century philosophical movement that unified diverse schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

Contents:

The meaning of ri-me

The biography of Kongtrul Yönten Gyatso

The history of the teaching lineages that came to Tibet

The history of the eight practice lineages

The essential teachings of the eight practice lineages

Rangtong and Shentong Madhyamaka

The traditions of the Nyingma and Sarma Tantras.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-310) and index.

ISBN:

1590302869

OCLC:

61178148

Publisher Number:

9781590302866