Tibetan Amulets (White orchid books) - Softcover

Skorupski, Tadeusz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9748304051 ISBN 13: 9789748304052

Publisher: Orchid Press Publishing Limited, 1999

Synopsis

This is a systematic study of the Tibetan charms and amulets, mantras and cakras that have protected wearers for centuries and which remain a living tradition today. Drawing from indigenous works of the 19th century, the author illustrates and explains 109 amulets and their accompanying mantras, as well as 102 cakras, primarily associated with the Nyingma-pa and Bon traditions. The author also employs the amulets and cakras to reveal details of the myriad gods, demons and other supernatural beings - many incorporated into Buddhism from earlier belief systems - that comprise the Tibetan pantheon. This is a very important work on the subject, back in print again after many years. It offers a very important contribution to understanding of Tibetan amulets back in print after many years. The author is one of the world's leading scholars of Tibeto-Himalayan religion. This title is complemented by over 200 illustrations.

About this title

About the Author:

Tadeusz Skorupski was born in France in 1945 and raised in Poland. After receiving several degrees in Philosophy and Theology at different universities in Poland, Canada and Italy, he embarked on Oriental Studies in 1972 at the School of Oriental and African Studies, Univ. London. In 1978, he was awarded a Ph.D. degree in Sanskrit and Tibetan Buddhist Literature. During the period 1978-1982 he was employed as a Research Fellow at SOAS, where he has continued to teach. He is an author of numerous articles and books on Tibetan Culture. At the present he pursues further research into Tibetan Buddhism in association with the Institute of Tibetan Studies, Tring, U.K., sponsored by the British Academy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orchid Press Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 9748304051
• ISBN 13: 9789748304052
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134