This is the most comprehensive and authoritative Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism available to date, covering a wide range of topics, including history, doctrines, meditation, practices, schools, religious festivals, and major figures.
He is currently Professor of Asian Studies at Australian National University..
He received his Ph D from the University of Virginia and specializes in Indian and Tibetan intellectual history.
About the Author: John Powers has published twelve books, including Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism.
This new and expanded edition is a systematic and wonderfully clear presentation of Tibetan Buddhist views and practices.
The four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as B n, are explored in depth from a nonsectarian point of view.
Beginning with a summary of the Indian origins of Tibetan Buddhism and how it eventually was brought to Tibet, it explores Tibetan Mahayana philosophy and tantric methods for personal transformation.
The revised edition contains expanded discussions of recent Tibetan history and tantra and incorporates important new publications in the field.
This is the most comprehensive and authoritative Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism available to date, covering a wide range of topics, including history, doctrines, meditation, practices, schools, religious festivals, and major figures
