Tibetan Buddhism A Very Short Introduction

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Tibetan Buddhism  A Very Short Introduction
Author : Matthew Kapstein
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Language : English
Release Date : 29 March 2024
ISBN : 9780199735129
Pages : 151 pages
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What does Tibetan Buddhism teach? Just what is the position of the Dalai Lama, and how will his succession be assured? This Very Short Introduction offers a brief account responding to these questions and more, in terms that are easily accessible to those who are curious to learn the most essential features of Tibetan Buddhist history, teachings, and practice.

Tibetan Buddhism  A Very Short Introduction

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