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Luminous bliss : a religious history of Pure Land literature in Tibet : with an annotated English translation and critical analysis of the Orgyan-gling gold manuscript of the short Sukhāvatīvȳuha-sūtra /
Pure Land Buddhism as a whole has received comparatively little attention in Western studies on Buddhism, despite the importance of 'buddha-fields' (pure lands) for the growth and expression of Mahayana Buddhism. In this religious history of Tibetan Pure Land literature, the author delves...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaiʻi Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Pure Land Buddhist studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Pure Land Buddhism as a whole has received comparatively little attention in Western studies on Buddhism, despite the importance of 'buddha-fields' (pure lands) for the growth and expression of Mahayana Buddhism. In this religious history of Tibetan Pure Land literature, the author delves into a rich collection of literary, historical, and archaeological sources to highlight important aspects of this neglected pan-Asian Buddhist tradition. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxx, 335 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-322) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0824837746 9780824837747 9780824871314 0824871316 |