Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

Description: This is the sixth issue of the Journal of the Tibet Society, published in 1986. Edited by Elliot Sperling, the issue features articles by Siegbert Hummel, David P. Jackson, Michael Walter, and Amy Heller, as well as book reviews. (Ben Deitle 2005-16-05)

Table of Contents: Der Ursprung der Sprache Von Zhang-Shung / Siegbert Hummel -- Sa-skya Paṇḍita's Letter to the Tibetans: A Late and Dubious Addition to His Collected Works / David P. Jackson -- The Tantra "A Vessel of Bdud Rtsi," a Bon Text / Michael Walter -- A Propos de Mme Ariane Macdonald, "Une Lecture des P. T. 1286, 1287, 1038, 1047 et 1290. Essai sur la Formation et l'Emploi des Mythes Politiques dans la Religion Royale de Sroṅ-bcan Sgam-po" (Etudes Tibétaines Dédiées à la Mémoire de Marcelle Lalou, (Paris, 1971, pp. 190-391). / Amy Heller -- Rejoinder to Jeffrey Hopkins / Alex Wayman -- Review of K. Jetmar, The Religions of the Hindukush. Vol. I. The Religion of the Kafirs / Per Kværne -- Review of A. Klien, Knowledge and Liberation: Tibetan Epistemology in Support of Transformative Religious Experience / Kenneth Lieberman -- Review of H. K. Kuløy and Y. Imaeda, Bibliography of Tibetan Studies / Braham Norwick -- Review of R. Moacanin, Jung's Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism, Western and Eastern Paths to the Heart / Dan Martin.

Means of availability: Articles are available online within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database and from www.digitalhimalaya.com.