China

Red mda' ba. Buddhist Yogi-Scholar of the Fourteenth Century

The Forgotten Reviver of Madhyamaka Philosophy in Tibet

Red mda’ ba gZhon nu blo gros (1348-1412) played a pivotal role in the history of Tibetan Buddhists' engagement with Indian Madhyamaka, especially with regard to Candrakirti's...

Chinesisch. Lesen – Verstehen – Sprechen. Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz

Texte zur Geschichte und Kultur Chinas

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Dieses Lehrbuch richtet sich an leicht fortgeschrittene Lernende der chinesischen Sprache und Wiedereinsteiger,...

Hevajra and Lam’bras Literature of India and Tibet as Seen Through the Eyes of A-mes-zhabs

The Hevajra Tantras and teachings of the 'Path with Its Fruit' (lam ‘bras) that originated in India have been central practices of Tibetan tantric Buddhism for a millenium. The...

Rare Texts from Tibet

Seven Sources for the Ecclesiastic History of Medieval Tibet

A preliminary perusal of a puplished set of rare and old bKa’-brgyud-pa manuscript texts that recently surfaces in Lhasa - collected and published under the cover-title „dPal ’Bri...

Iran und iranisch geprägte Kulturen

Studien zum 65. Geburtstag von Bert G. Fragner

From ancient times, 'Iranianate' cultures and the Persian language had a significant role beyond the borders of Iran: in the lands of the Near & Middle East, Central Asia as far...

Tradition und Wandel

Untersuchungen zu Gräberfeldern in der Westlichen Han-Zeit (206 v. Chr. bis 9 n. Chr.)

Just before the unification of the Chinese empire by the first emperor Qin Shihuangdi (221 bis 210 BC) China is determined by the antagonism of the two culturally very different...

Das tibetische Fürstentum La stod lHo (um 1265 bis 1642)

Die Geschichte der Herrschaftsbildung nebst einer Edition der Chronik Shel dkar chos ‘byung

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Die Untersuchung über das Fürstentum La stod lHo erschließt anhand des gesamten zur Verfügung stehenden...

Zeitschrift für Archäologie Außereuropäischer Kulturen

Band 1, 2006

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Die „Zeitschrift für Archäologie Außereuropäischer Kulturen“ (ZAAK) stellt die geographisch weit gestreuten...

Proceedings of the Seminar on The Relationship Between Religion and State (chos srid zung ‘brel) in Traditional Tibet

Lumbini 4-7 March 2000

Politik und Handel zwischen Ming und Timuriden

China, Iran und Zentralasien im Spätmittelalter

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In dieser Studie werden auf der Grundlage von chinesischen und persischen Quellen die politischen und...

Die Statue und der Tempel des Arya Va-ti bzang-po

Ein Beitrag zu Geschichte und Geographie des tibetischen Buddhismus

Study of the cult of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara in Mang-yul sKyid-grong in south-western Tibet based on the pilgrimage guidebook written by Brag-dkar rta-so sPrul-sku Chos-kyi...

Dating Tibetan Art

Essays on the Possibilities and Impossibilities of Chronology from the Lempertz Symposium, Cologne

During the past twelve years, international trade in Tibetan art has enjoyed an unprecedented upswing, as buyer demand has confronted limited supply. Prices have risen to dizzying...

Chinesische Gedichte der klassischen Zeit

This book presents poems from the Chin dynasty to the southern Sung, beginning with T`ao Yüan-ming and ending with Wu Wen-ying, including amongst others Wang Wei, Han Shan, Li Po,...

Buddhist Deities of Nepal

Iconography in Two Sketchbooks

Testimonies for the Bstod-pa brgyad-cu-pa

An Early Hymn Praising Diamkarasrijñana Atisa

The Places where Siddhartha Trod

Lumbini and Kapilavastu

Ptolemy, Geography Book 6 Part 2

Middle East, Central and North Asia, China. Part 2: Maps in Simplified Reconstruction, Notes and Indexes with a Supplement: NW and W India

Three-Vow Theories in Tibetan Buddhism

A Comparative Study of Major Traditions from the Twelfth through Nineteenth Centuries

Since the 12th century, a central feature of Buddhism in Tibet was its harmonizing of tantric practice with the moral codes of monastic discipline and Bodhisattva altruism. All...

Facsimile Edition Series Vol. 3: A Buddhist Correspondence: The Letters of Lo-chen bSod-nams rgya-mtshoMonograph Series Vol. 3: Life and Travels of Lo-chen bSod-nams rgya-mtsho

Facsimile Edition Series Vol. 1: The Oldest Block Print of Klong-chen Rab-’byams-pa’s Theg mchog mdzod. Vol. 2: Four Unknown Mahamudra Works of the Bo-dong-pa School.Monograph Series Vol. 2: Early Buddhist Block Prints from mang-yul Gung-thang