Author: Schlaginweit, Emil
Title: BUDDHISM IN TIBET. Illustrated by Literary Documents and Objects of Religious Worship. With an Account of the Buddhist Systems Preceding it in India.
Description: London, Susil Gupta, 1968. 2nd edition 457 pp. cloth. The book is divided into two parts, which deals with Sketch of the life of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, gradual Rise and present area of the Buddhist religion, the Religious system of Sakyamuni, the Hinayana system, the Mahayana system, the system of mysticism, historical Account of the introduction of Buddhism into Tibet, the Sacred literature, Views on metempsychosis, details characteristic of the Religion of the people, translation of an address to the Buddhas of confession, the Tibetan priesthood, religious buildings and monuments representation of Buddhist deities, Worship of the deities and religious ceremonies the systems of reckoning time, and description of various tables used for Astrological purposes. Few library stamps on title page and last endpaper. Otherwise nice and clean copy.

Keywords: boeddhisme, Tibet, ,


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