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Autor:
Jacob P. Dalton
Finalist, 2024 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies, American Academy of ReligionRitual manuals are among the most common and most personal forms of Buddhist literature. Since at least the late fifth century, individual prac
Autor:
Lan Wu
The Qing empire and the Dalai Lama-led Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism came into contact in the eighteenth century. Their interconnections would shape regional politics and the geopolitical history of Inner Asia for centuries to come. In Common Grou
Autor:
Rae Erin Dachille
In the early fifteenth century, two Tibetan monks debated how to transform the body ritually into a celestial palace inhabited by buddhas. The discussion between Ngorchen Künga Zangpo and Khédrupjé Gélek Pelzangpo concerned the mechanics of this
Autor:
Mara Lisa Arizaga
This book provides an in-depth examination of the Yungdrung Bon religion in light of globalization. In its global dimension, Bon has been attracting a growing number of Westerners, particularly to its Dzogchen teachings and meditation practices. In t
Autor:
David E. Presti
Among the most profound questions we confront are the nature of what and who we are as conscious beings, and how the human mind relates to the rest of what we consider reality. For millennia, philosophers, scientists, and religious thinkers have atte
Autor:
Tatiana Chudakova
Traditional medicine enjoys widespread appeal in today's Russia, an appeal that has often been framed either as a holdover from pre-Soviet times or as the symptom of capitalist growing pains and vanishing Soviet modes of life. Mixing Medicines seeks
In an era of environmental crisis, narratives of ‘hidden lands'are resonant. Understood as sanctuaries in times of calamity, Himalayan hidden lands or sbas yul have shaped the lives of many peoples of the region. Sbas yul are described by visionary
Autor:
Nicole Willock
Winner, 2024 E. Gene Smith Inner Asia Book Prize, Association for Asian StudiesHonorable Mention, 2023 Joseph Levenson Prize Post-1900, Association for Asian StudiesIn the aftermath of the cataclysmic Maoist period, three Tibetan Buddhist scholars li