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Early Textual Sources for the Cult of Beg-ce
This article looks at the sources of the deity Beg-ce, and contests that the term is a borrowed Mongolian term introduced to Tibet in the 16th century. Instead, Heller suggests that the term was borr...
Possiblities for New Perspectives in Epic Research on the Tibetan Gesar
This article looks at some of the scholarly debates involved with researching the epic of King Gesar. (Mark Premo-Hopkins 2004-04-29)
The Classification of Valid Logical Reasons in Terms of Their Own Nature (ṅo-bo)
This article looks at the different approaches within Tibetan Buddhism to classifying valid logical reasons. (Mark Premo-Hopkins 2004-04-29)
The Triratnastotra Ascirbed to Mātṛveṭa
This article looks at the importance of Triratnastotra,a poem of only four verses by Mātṛveṭa. Mātṛveṭa was one of the most famous Buddhis poets of India. (Mark Premo-Hopkins 2004...
A Short Introductory Note on Porcelain Cups of Tibet
The article looks at the history and significance of porcelain cups in Tibetan society. These cups are the most popular among all table-ware and not having one is considered inauspicious. (Mark Prem...
Two Versions of a Volume within the Lhasa Kanjur
This article explores how block print editions of the Tibetan Canon, the Kangyur (bka’ ’gyur) and Tengyur (bstan ’gyur), from the same source can undergo changes. Printing blocks are sometimes m...
Some Aspects of the Influence of Tibetan Literature over Mongolian Literary Tradition
This article looks at the influence that Tibet , mainly through Buddhist culture, had on the development of Mongolian literatary traditions. It notes ways that indigenous Mongolian literature was ofte...
Über tibetische Pharmakologie: Geshmack (ro) und Wirkung (nus-pa) der Arzeien
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Zur Interpretation der tierköpfigen Gottheiten im Bar-do thos-grol
The article attempts to arrive at an interpretation of theriomorphic, or animal-headed, deities in regards to their presentation in the Bardo Thödröl (bar do thos grol, Tibetan Book of the Dead...
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