A comprehensive survey of Indian Buddhism and its subsequent establishment in Tibet, where it was transferred preceding its demise in India in the thirteenth century CE. It is especially informative on the tantric period of Buddhist practice from the eighth to the thirteenth centuries, but also deals with the earlier evolution of Buddhist doctrines, the 'Three Turnings of the Wheel', during the first thousand years. Thereafter, the author addresses the Buddhist conversion of Tibet, emphasizing the great importance played by the kingdoms of Central Asia in the gradual process of Tibetan conversion. Professor Snellgrove draws upon original sources to illustrate the cultural changes that came over Tibet as a result of its rule from the seventh to ninth centuries of an extensive Central Asian Empire, a period of their history largely forgotten by Tibetans themselves when they later embarked upon the wholesale absorption of Buddhism from its Indian source.
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‘David Snellgrove’s systematic exposition of Buddhism in India and Tibet is the culmination of a great scholar’s lifelong study of a vast subject. It is a tour de force whose monumental scope and devotion to detail make it a major contribution to the field of Asian studies in general and to Buddhist studies in particular... A unique feature is the rich and diverse sources on which the author draws... All this is accomplished in a prose that is both lively and clear... Snellgrove’s work is without a doubt one of the best systematic expositions of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism to date. Both because of the tremendous breadth of the subject matter and because of the detailed and insightful way in which the author treats specific subjects, Indo-Tibetan Buddhism is bound to become a classic.’—Jose Ignacio Cabezon, Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 47, No. 4.
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