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The Spiritual Heritage of Ma gcig Lab sgron
The article begins with a biographical sketch of Machik Labdrön (ma gcig lab sgron), and then explains the main aspects of the Buddhist practice, gcod or bdud kyi gchod yul, of which sh...
Tibetan Sciences at the Court of the Great Khans
Beckwith demonstrates in this article that the Mongol rulers favored Tibetan lamas at their courts because of their skill in the fields of medicine, astrology, and letters. The willingness and ability...
Is there an Inner Asian International style 12th to 14th centuries? Definition of the Problem and Present State of Research
This paper identifies several problems with the use of the term "Pāla International Style" and similar classifications of Tibetan art from the 12th to 14th centuries. Other attempts to classify the a...
The Inner Asian International Style 12th-14th Centuries: Papers Presented at a Panel of the 7th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Graz, 1995
This is the seventh volume of papers from the seventh seminar of the International Association for Tibet Studies held in Graz, Austria in 1995. This volume is dedicated to the artistic styles of Tibet...
The Tibetans
Intended for students and general readers, The Tibetans provides an in-depth survey of Tibetan political and religious history, society, arts, and literature. (Christopher Bell 2006-09-07)
Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, Issue 2
This is the second issue of the Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, edited by David Germano and released in August, 2006. (Ben Deitle 2006-08-01)
Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, Issue 3
This is the third issue of the Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, edited by José Ignacio Cabezón and released in December, 2007. (Steven Weinberger 2007-10-31) ...
Tibetan Buddhist Literature and Praxis: Studies in its Formative Period, 900-1400. PIATS 2003: Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Oxford 2003. Volume 4.
Publisher’s Description: Collectively, the papers of this volume reveal the cultural dynamism of Tibet in the period between 900 and 1400CE, when the fundamental contours of Tibetan Buddhism ...
The History of the Sixteen Karmapas of Tibet
This book is a traditional description of the lives of the first through sixteenth Karmapas, written by the Fourth Karma Thinleypa of the Karma bKa' brgyud tradition. The hagiographies are replete wit...
Nomads of Byang and mNga'-ris-smad: A Historical Overview of Their Interaction in Gro-shod, 'Brong-pa, Glo-bo and Gung-thang from the 11th to the 15th Century
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