The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism: Conversion, Contestation, and Memory

By Matthew T. Kapstein

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This book explores the Buddhist role in the formation of Tibetan religious thought and identity. In three major sections, the author examines Tibet's eighth-century conversion, sources of dispute within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and the continuing revelation of the teaching in both doctrine and myth.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195152271

ISBN13:9780195152272

Release Date:February 2002

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.6" x 8.9"

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Asia Buddhism Religion Religion & Spirituality Tibet

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