The Great Perfection Rdzogs Chen: A Philosophical and Meditative Teaching in Tibetan Buddhism (Asian Studies) - Softcover

Karmay, Samten Gyaltsen

 
9789004087927: The Great Perfection Rdzogs Chen: A Philosophical and Meditative Teaching in Tibetan Buddhism (Asian Studies)

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'"It is the great merit of this book that Karmay clearly explains the importance of the rDzogs-chen tradition in Tibet.'J.W. de Jong, "Indo-Iranian Journal, 1991.'..".ein au_erordentlich interessanter, gedankenreicher und auf einer immensen Kenntnis von Primdrquellen basierender Beitrag, der unsere Kenntnis und unser Verstdndnis eines wichtigen Stranges der tibetischen und buddhistischen Religionsgeschichte betrdchtlich erweitert.'Lambert Schmithausen, "Orientalistische Literaturzeitung, 1995.

About the Author

Samten Gyaltsen Karmay, M. Phil. (1975) in History of Religions; Ph.D. (1985) in Philosophy, University of London, is Director of Research emeritus at National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris. He has published books dealing with the religions, history and anthropology of Tibet including The Great Perfection, (Brill 1988); Secret Visions of the Fifth Dalai Lama, The Gold Manuscript of the Fournier Collection (Serindia, London 1988) and The Arrow and the Spindle (Mandala, Kathmandu 1988, 2005).

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9789004151420: The Great Perfection (Rdzogs Chen): A Philosophical and Meditative Teaching of Tibetan Buddhism (Brill's Tibetan Studies Library): 11

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