A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by Powers, John

A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781559392969)

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A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by Powers, John

A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

$18.95
A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by Powers, John

A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

$18.95
Format: Paperback
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Lucid and economical, this introductory text delivers a brisk, fast-moving survey of Tibetan Buddhism. For many years Powers's nearly 600-page Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism has served as the field's most authoritative and comprehensive overview of Tibet's distinctive Buddhist tradition. A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism explains the core Buddhist doctrines and the practices of meditation and tantra and provides a survey of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

Author: John Powers
ISBN-10: 1559392967
ISBN-13: 9781559392969
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2008
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.95h x 6.01w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/25/2008 pg. 71
Library Journal 05/01/2008 pg. 71
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 21
By John Powers
By John Powers
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John Powers has published twelve books, including Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. He received his PhD from the University of Virginia and specializes in Indian and Tibetan intellectual history. He is currently Professor of Asian Studies at Australian National University.

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