In the Tibetan highlands Buddhism flowered in the form known as Lamaism, and the presence of religious art in Tibet has been universal, extending even to remote and secluded regions. This comprehensive treatise examines this artistic heritage, aided by copious color plates and line drawings. The iconography of the great Buddhist masters and saints is presented and the mystic and revelatory functions of Tibetan religious art is elucidated.

Tibetan Sacred Art

Arts & Photography

Lauf, Detlef Ingo

History & Criticism

Shambhala

Secret Doctrines of the Tibetan Books of the Dead

Tibetan Sacred Art: The Heritage of Tantra

The Tibetan Books of the Dead are a diverse collection of Buddhist scriptures that yield valuable insight into the psychology of death and dying and suggest the importance of meditative practice and knowledge as tools for self-understanding. This in-depth study of this rich body of Buddhist literature details the Tibetan Buddhist belief in the bardos, of intermediate states, and serves as an illuminating companion volume to The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Using original texts from both the Buddhist and pre-Buddhist Tibetan religious traditions, this book presents a detailed portrayal of the teachings and the iconography that play a major role in the Tibetan understanding of death and dying. The peaceful and wrathful deities, the mandala principle, the five Buddha families, and the six realms of experience are among the doctrines examined in this volume. A psychological commentary and the illustrations and diagrams in the book illuminate the Tibetan path from death, through the after-death state, to transformation and rebirth. A comparison with Western investigations of consciousness, death, and dying, as well as views of death in India, Egypt, and other ancient cultures, enables the reader to see how the Tibetan Buddhist perspective on death relates to the spiritual and psychological beliefs of other societies.

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

SHAMBHALA PUBLICATIONS,INC.

The Tibetan Books of the Dead are a diverse collection of Buddhist scriptures that yield valuable insight into the psychology of death and dying and suggest the importance of meditative practice and knowledge as tools for self-understanding. This in-depth study of this rich body of Buddhist literature details the Tibetan Buddhist belief in the bardos, of intermediate states, and serves as an illuminating companion volume to The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Using original texts from both the Buddhist and pre-Buddhist Tibetan religious traditions, this book presents a detailed portrayal of the teachings and the iconography that play a major role in the Tibetan understanding of death and dying. The peaceful and wrathful deities, the mandala principle, the five Buddha families, and the six realms of experience are among the doctrines examined in this volume. A psychological commentary and the illustrations and diagrams in the book illuminate the Tibetan path from death, through the after-death state, to transformation and rebirth. A comparison with Western investigations of consciousness, death, and dying, as well as views of death in India, Egypt, and other ancient cultures, enables the reader to see how the Tibetan Buddhist perspective on death relates to the spiritual and psychological beliefs of other societies.

Secret Doctrines of the Tibetan Book of Dead

Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts

Geheimlehren tibetischer Totenbücher: Jenseitswelten u. Wandlung nach d. Tode : e. west-östl. Vergleich mit psycholog. Kommentar (German Edition)

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Aurum-Verlag

Book by Lauf, Detlef Ingo, Ford, John Gilmore

Secret Revelation of Tibetan Thangkas = Verborgene Botschaft Tibetischer Thangkas: Picture Meditation and Interpretation of Lamaist Cult Paintings (English and German Edition)

Ford, John Gilmore

Hunter House

Used. Very Good conditions. May have soft reading marks and name of the previous owner.

Religious

Orchid Pr

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