AN INTIMATE DESTRUCTION
... set a virulent anti-intellectual tone in the first letter, where he wrote: ‘The fault is with your mildewed systems…the fault is in you, Vice-Chancellors, preoccupied with your nets of syllogism’. 4 He then went on to lambast the Pope: ‘From top to bottom of your Roman masquerade, what triumphs is t ...
... set a virulent anti-intellectual tone in the first letter, where he wrote: ‘The fault is with your mildewed systems…the fault is in you, Vice-Chancellors, preoccupied with your nets of syllogism’. 4 He then went on to lambast the Pope: ‘From top to bottom of your Roman masquerade, what triumphs is t ...
Tibetan Buddhism and Han Chinese: Superscribing New Meaning
... This thesis seeks to explore the manner in which Han practitioners are receiving and practicing Tibetan Buddhism in Greater China – specifically in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It seeks to answer the fundamental question of how Tibetan Buddhism is becoming relevant to contemporary Chinese s ...
... This thesis seeks to explore the manner in which Han practitioners are receiving and practicing Tibetan Buddhism in Greater China – specifically in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It seeks to answer the fundamental question of how Tibetan Buddhism is becoming relevant to contemporary Chinese s ...
The Yogin & the Madman: Reading the Biographical
... and had in turn transmitted it to specific disciples. Ultimately, in the perspective of the development of Milarepa’s narrative tradition, these texts “matured but did not achieve (and perhaps never aspired to achieve) the fine polish of biographical grain witnessed in the later compendia or the sta ...
... and had in turn transmitted it to specific disciples. Ultimately, in the perspective of the development of Milarepa’s narrative tradition, these texts “matured but did not achieve (and perhaps never aspired to achieve) the fine polish of biographical grain witnessed in the later compendia or the sta ...
An Exploration of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism and its Art
... and by the British officials who served in Tibet between 1904 and 1947 (McKay, 2001: 67-89). In the early twentieth century, the British sent military and diplomatic missions to Tibet and then brought back a considerable number of art objects and photographs, which laid the foundation of ‘a pivotal ...
... and by the British officials who served in Tibet between 1904 and 1947 (McKay, 2001: 67-89). In the early twentieth century, the British sent military and diplomatic missions to Tibet and then brought back a considerable number of art objects and photographs, which laid the foundation of ‘a pivotal ...
Icon - University of Pretoria
... of Western women have been ordained as Buddhist nuns, “the best path and the best values in the world [therefore] favour gender equality and the elimination of patriarchy and misogyny” (Gyatso 2010: 47). The concept of enlightenment and how it is achieved also needed to be clarified. Enlightenment i ...
... of Western women have been ordained as Buddhist nuns, “the best path and the best values in the world [therefore] favour gender equality and the elimination of patriarchy and misogyny” (Gyatso 2010: 47). The concept of enlightenment and how it is achieved also needed to be clarified. Enlightenment i ...
Fall 2006 - Sakya Monastery
... water, for eons and eons. When he reflected on the suffering of these beings, his hunger became less, his desire became less. There were also times when he was being beaten by the guards and he knew that they would get tired after an hour or so and the beatings would stop. In the hell realms, being ...
... water, for eons and eons. When he reflected on the suffering of these beings, his hunger became less, his desire became less. There were also times when he was being beaten by the guards and he knew that they would get tired after an hour or so and the beatings would stop. In the hell realms, being ...
- ANU Repository
... The relationship between Qubilai Khan (1215–1294), the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, and the Tibetan Buddhist monk ’Phags pa Blo gros rgyal mtshan (1235–1280) during the 13th century is often viewed as emblematic of the nature of Tibet’s relationship with the Mongol Empire. More broadly, this rel ...
... The relationship between Qubilai Khan (1215–1294), the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, and the Tibetan Buddhist monk ’Phags pa Blo gros rgyal mtshan (1235–1280) during the 13th century is often viewed as emblematic of the nature of Tibet’s relationship with the Mongol Empire. More broadly, this rel ...
Three Creative Encounters: Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
... repeating claims to an exceptional transmission of Tibetan Buddhism and instead begin to dissect how this professed singularity functions as our training allows us. My work departs from previous studies in its focus not on the popular phenomena of Buddhist sympathizers, nor on the appropriation and ...
... repeating claims to an exceptional transmission of Tibetan Buddhism and instead begin to dissect how this professed singularity functions as our training allows us. My work departs from previous studies in its focus not on the popular phenomena of Buddhist sympathizers, nor on the appropriation and ...
Untitled - Shambhala Publications
... contains expanded discussions of recent Tibetan history and tantra and incorporates important new publications in the field. Beginning with a summary of the Indian origins of Tibetan Buddhism and how it eventually was brought to Tibet, it explores Tibetan Mahayana philosophy and tantric methods for ...
... contains expanded discussions of recent Tibetan history and tantra and incorporates important new publications in the field. Beginning with a summary of the Indian origins of Tibetan Buddhism and how it eventually was brought to Tibet, it explores Tibetan Mahayana philosophy and tantric methods for ...
1 - VTechWorks
... At Narthang4, where the Tibetan wooden blocks of Kanjur and Tanjur have been kept, he met the great translator, Danzang. TsongkhaPa, used to be calm and straight, lived without affluence or great comfort but sometimes tempered short while engaged in scholarly debate. However, his studies went on an ...
... At Narthang4, where the Tibetan wooden blocks of Kanjur and Tanjur have been kept, he met the great translator, Danzang. TsongkhaPa, used to be calm and straight, lived without affluence or great comfort but sometimes tempered short while engaged in scholarly debate. However, his studies went on an ...
The Karmapa and Taiwan
... powers, and religious forces to form the first theocratic regime in Tibet. The Kagyu is also the first school of Tibetan Buddhism to create the reincarnation system, and many sects (four large sects and eight small sects) derived from it. A few of those sects were now defunct, and the surviving sect ...
... powers, and religious forces to form the first theocratic regime in Tibet. The Kagyu is also the first school of Tibetan Buddhism to create the reincarnation system, and many sects (four large sects and eight small sects) derived from it. A few of those sects were now defunct, and the surviving sect ...
Discussion GuiDe
... Dutch Buddhist Film Foundation to continue this film, i finally agreed to face making something out of the film again years later, in the new millennium. At his age, i knew there weren’t many years left to tell namkhai norbu’s story, nor would he allow another filmmaker inside his private life and f ...
... Dutch Buddhist Film Foundation to continue this film, i finally agreed to face making something out of the film again years later, in the new millennium. At his age, i knew there weren’t many years left to tell namkhai norbu’s story, nor would he allow another filmmaker inside his private life and f ...
The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya: Visual
... to keep moisture away from the relics.10 Although a new material in Tibetan Buddhist construction, aluminum furthers traditional Buddhist aspirations that a stūpa and its relics be preserved in perpetuity for the benefit of beings. Additionally, the monument’s unique features include four large gate ...
... to keep moisture away from the relics.10 Although a new material in Tibetan Buddhist construction, aluminum furthers traditional Buddhist aspirations that a stūpa and its relics be preserved in perpetuity for the benefit of beings. Additionally, the monument’s unique features include four large gate ...
TIBETAN TOURIST THANGKAS IN THE KATHMANDU VALLEY
... 5,000 separate volumes were published. While it may be an exaggeration to speak of Tibet’s remoteness and isolation, given its historical openness to ideas and cultural influences from the outside world (Miller 1988), there is some truth to this portrait, if only in the 19th to 20th centuries, parti ...
... 5,000 separate volumes were published. While it may be an exaggeration to speak of Tibet’s remoteness and isolation, given its historical openness to ideas and cultural influences from the outside world (Miller 1988), there is some truth to this portrait, if only in the 19th to 20th centuries, parti ...
The Characteristics of Tibetan-Language Tripitaka and their Values
... Wood carved Tripitaka was not formally released until Ming Dynasty. As Buddhism became more popular, wood carving publishing business was unprecedentedly prosperous, major monasteries in Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai, and Gansu all opened their own printing press to massively publish Tibetan language Trip ...
... Wood carved Tripitaka was not formally released until Ming Dynasty. As Buddhism became more popular, wood carving publishing business was unprecedentedly prosperous, major monasteries in Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai, and Gansu all opened their own printing press to massively publish Tibetan language Trip ...
The Tulku System in Tibetan Buddhism
... royal family, they were granted unique privileges; and created the only atheist theocracy in the world run by Tulkus.6 Power and corruption, however, has proved to be conjoined twins; and the history of Tibet, therefore, is full of stories of power struggle among heads of monasteries and monkofficia ...
... royal family, they were granted unique privileges; and created the only atheist theocracy in the world run by Tulkus.6 Power and corruption, however, has proved to be conjoined twins; and the history of Tibet, therefore, is full of stories of power struggle among heads of monasteries and monkofficia ...
Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Sy
... more accurate interpretation of this term should perhaps be ‘purity’, as these attributes essentially represent the enlightened qualities or ‘purities’ of the deities. These purities are evocatively expressed in the various ‘Praises to the Deities’, which were composed by many great Indian and Tibet ...
... more accurate interpretation of this term should perhaps be ‘purity’, as these attributes essentially represent the enlightened qualities or ‘purities’ of the deities. These purities are evocatively expressed in the various ‘Praises to the Deities’, which were composed by many great Indian and Tibet ...
geshe rabten rinpoche - Dorje Shugden and Dalai Lama
... Geshe Thubten Trinley, Geshe Tenzin Gonpo and Geshe Thubten Ngawang, just to name a few. There are many more in India and Tibet. His outstanding qualities were recognized and cherished not only by his disciples, but also by the great masters of our time such as H. H. the Dalai Lama and his two emine ...
... Geshe Thubten Trinley, Geshe Tenzin Gonpo and Geshe Thubten Ngawang, just to name a few. There are many more in India and Tibet. His outstanding qualities were recognized and cherished not only by his disciples, but also by the great masters of our time such as H. H. the Dalai Lama and his two emine ...
Yury Khokhlov: The Xi Xia Legacy in Sino-Tibetan Art
... Rubruck and Marco Polo visited the Tangut areas in 1253 – 1255 and 1271 – 1274 respectively and described them as densely populated and economically prosperous.[48] Marco Polo witnessed thriving Buddhist communities and many monasteries and temples full of exquisite sculptures of various kinds.[49] ...
... Rubruck and Marco Polo visited the Tangut areas in 1253 – 1255 and 1271 – 1274 respectively and described them as densely populated and economically prosperous.[48] Marco Polo witnessed thriving Buddhist communities and many monasteries and temples full of exquisite sculptures of various kinds.[49] ...
Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
... shrine room. Outside the building, in keeping with the style of traditional Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, a portico was added over the front entrance. By 1997, the remodeling was sufficiently finished so that the main shrine room could be used for meditations. In 1998, the outside of Sakya Monaster ...
... shrine room. Outside the building, in keeping with the style of traditional Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, a portico was added over the front entrance. By 1997, the remodeling was sufficiently finished so that the main shrine room could be used for meditations. In 1998, the outside of Sakya Monaster ...
CULTURAL HISTORY OF TIBET AND THE HIMALAYAS COURSE
... CULTURAL HISTORY OF TIBET AND THE HIMALAYAS The Himalayan range has since antiquity been marked by ongoing encounters between people from the lowland plains of India in the south and the highland plateaus of Tibet in the north. These historic encounters and their salience to today’s lived traditions ...
... CULTURAL HISTORY OF TIBET AND THE HIMALAYAS The Himalayan range has since antiquity been marked by ongoing encounters between people from the lowland plains of India in the south and the highland plateaus of Tibet in the north. These historic encounters and their salience to today’s lived traditions ...
Kingship and Religion in Tibet research plan
... Kingship and religion in Tibet is an ideal subject for a large research group because while at the core of it is highly focused textual scholarship centered on Old Tibetan manuscript sources, it is expansive enough to include different disciplines, and is of particular interest to colleagues in Tib ...
... Kingship and religion in Tibet is an ideal subject for a large research group because while at the core of it is highly focused textual scholarship centered on Old Tibetan manuscript sources, it is expansive enough to include different disciplines, and is of particular interest to colleagues in Tib ...
Ati*a - College of the Holy Cross
... and studied almost all Buddhist and nonBuddhist schools of his time, including teachings from Vishnu, Shiva, Tantric Hinduism and other beliefs. • It is said that Atisha had more than 150 teachers, but one prominent teacher above all else was Dharmakirti from Sumatra, Indonesia. ...
... and studied almost all Buddhist and nonBuddhist schools of his time, including teachings from Vishnu, Shiva, Tantric Hinduism and other beliefs. • It is said that Atisha had more than 150 teachers, but one prominent teacher above all else was Dharmakirti from Sumatra, Indonesia. ...
The Primordial Mandalas of East and West: Jungian and Tibetan
... tradition, very little of the above work has been devoted to a more in-depth comparative analysis of its respective meaning and usage, which in large part serves as the impetus for this study. The Primordial Mandala As a prelude to exploring the mandala’s central position in both Jungian psychology ...
... tradition, very little of the above work has been devoted to a more in-depth comparative analysis of its respective meaning and usage, which in large part serves as the impetus for this study. The Primordial Mandala As a prelude to exploring the mandala’s central position in both Jungian psychology ...