H.V. Guenther as Interpreter of the Tantric View of Life
Author : Anagarika Govinda
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File Size : 17,86 MB
Release : 1977*
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Author : Anagarika Govinda
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File Size : 17,86 MB
Release : 1977*
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Author : Herbert V. Guenther
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Page : 168 pages
File Size : 10,73 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Tantric Buddhism
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Author : H. V. Guenther
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Page : 218 pages
File Size : 24,20 MB
Release : 1969
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Author : Herbert V. Guenther
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
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File Size : 44,10 MB
Release : 1974-05-01
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ISBN : 9780394495255
Author : Herbert V. Guenther
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Page : 236 pages
File Size : 28,28 MB
Release : 1952
Category : Buddha and Buddhism
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Author : Geoffrey Samuel
Publisher : Smithsonian Books (DC)
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 37,44 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
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Samuel identifies the two main orientations of this religion as clerical (primarily monastic) and shamanic (associated with Tantric yoga). The specific form that Buddhism has taken in Tibet is rooted in the pursuit of enlightenment by a minority of the people - lamas, monks, and yogins - and the desire for shamanic services (in quest of health, long life, and prosperity) by the majority. Shamanic traditions of achieving altered states of consciousness have been incorporated into Tantric Buddhism, which aims to communicate with Tantric deities through yoga. The author contends that this incorporation forms the basis for much of the Tibetan lamas' role in their society and that their subtle scholarship reflects the many ways in which they have reconciled the shamanic and clerical orientations. This book, the first full account of Tibetan Buddhism in two decades, ranges as no other study has over several disciplines and languages, incorporating historical and anthropological discussion.
Author : Catherine Benton
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791465660
Presents Kamadeva, the Hindu god of desire, in tales, art, and ritual. Also covers Kamadeva's appearance in Buddhist lore.
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Page : 744 pages
File Size : 22,30 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Buddhism
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Page : 434 pages
File Size : 44,21 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Buddhism
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Author : Herbert V. Guenther
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 39,57 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780877730590
A Western and a Tibetan specialist explain the origins, history, principles, practices, and applications of the Buddhist tantric tradition of Tibet