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The great perfection (rDzogs chen) : a philosophical and meditative teaching of Tibetan Buddhism /

The Great Perfection (rDzogs chen in Tibetan) is a philosophical teaching. Its inception is attributed to Vairocana, one of the Tibetan Buddhist monks ordained at Samye in the eight century AD. This work deals with the legends of Vairocana, analysing documents containing elements of the doctrine and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Karmay, Samten Gyaltsen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 11.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One; I. The Legend of Vairocana; Part Two; II. The Ancient Documents of rDzogs chen from Tun-Huang; III. The Cig car ba Tradition in Tibet; IV. The Development of the rDzogs chen Doctrine and its Literature in the Tenth Century; V. rDzogs chen Thought and its Critics in the Eleventh Century; Part Three; VI. The Provenance of the Fusion of Tantric and Pure Meditational Teachings (the Role of MTPh); VII. rDzogs chen Theories and their Origins; VIII. rDzogs chen in the Bonpo Tradition; IX. The Three Trends of the rDzogs chen Tradition.