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Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies
The Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies (JIATS) is an online, scholarly, peer-reviewed journal. JIATS is an official publication of the International Association of Tibe...
Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, Issue 1
This is the first issue of the Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, edited by José Cabezón and released in October, 2005. (Than Garson 2005-09-22)
Ham lekri
A Tibetan translation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, including an introduction to the work and explanatory footnotes. The original English is given on facing pages with corresponding line num...
Civilized Shamans: Buddhism in Tibetan Societies
Civilized Shamans examines the nature and evolution of religion in Tibetan societies from the ninth century up to the Chinese occupation in 1950. Samuel argues that religion in these societies develop...
Birds in the Egg and Newborn Lion Cubs: Metaphors for the Potentialities and Limitations of 'All-at-once' Enlightenment
This article looks at the early uses of two metaphors for enlightenment, a bird still in the egg and a newborn lion, as well as later controversies surrounding the use and meaning of these metaphors. ...
Zhalu Lotsava Chos skyong bZang po and His Literary Works
This article looks at the work of Chökyong Zangpo (chos skyong bzang po, 1441-1528), a Tibetan translator of Sanskrit who belonged to Zhalu (zha lu) monastery in western Tibet. The author lists...
A Look at the Diversity of the Gzhan stong Tradition
Creator's Description: This article introduces two studies by classical Tibetan Buddhist scholars that explain the range of meanings of the term gzhan stong. The two texts – one by P...
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) ...
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...
Drepung: An Introduction
George Dreyfus' introduction to the history, structure, and scholastic life of Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, which during the last century was the largest monastery in the world. (Steven Weinberger 2011...
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