The Religions of Tibet / by Helmut Hoffmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffmann, Helmut, author.

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: Tibet.

Routledge Library Editions: Tibet

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Buddhism.

Dge-lugs-pa (Sect).

Bon (Tibetan religion).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, [2018].

Summary:

This book, first published in 1961, examines the old Tibetan Bon religion, the development of Buddhism in India and Tibet, and covers the religious struggles of the eighth and ninth centuries. It also describes the rise of the Lamaist sects and the priest state of the Dalai Lamas, and taken as a whole is a study of the development of the character of Tibet itself.

Contents:

1. The Old Bon Religion 2. The Development of Buddhism in India and its Penetration into Tibet 3. Padmasambhava and Padmaism 4. Religious Struggles of the Eighth and Ninth Centuries 5. The Systemized Bon Religion 6. The Re-birth of Buddhism 7. The Rise of the Lamaist Sects 8. The Tsong-kha-pa Reformation and the Priest-State of the Dalai Lamas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-80619-1

0-429-44148-7

0-429-80618-3

9780429441486

OCLC:

1059513589