The Life and Works of Karma ’phrin las pa (1456–1539)

Non­sectarian Scholar Mystic of Southern Tibet

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Among the so-called learned and accomplished masters of Tibet’s “long 15th century”, the First Karma ’phrin las pa stands out as influential commentator on Saraha’s Dohā, great poet, and key figure in the rise of Central Tibetan block printing workshops. …

Re-enacting the Past

A Cultural History of the School of gTsang smyon Heruka

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This book is devoted to the study of the so-called “School of gTsang smyon,” i.e. the religious community that gathered around the Tibetan master gTsang smyon Heruka (1452–1507). Looking at a broad range of historical sources and reconstructing the religious …

The Illuminating Mirror

Tibetan Studies in Honour of Per K. Sørensen on the Occasion of his 65th Birthday

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Die Festschrift umfasst 33 internationale Beiträge von Kollegen und Wegbegleitern von Per K. Sørensen, einer der führenden Vertreter der Tibetwissenschaften, der seit 20 Jahren als Professor am Institut für Indologie und Zentralasienwissenschaften der Universität Leipzig lehrt. Die thematische Vielfalt der …

Shakya-mchog-ldan, Mahapandita des Klosters gSer-mdog-can

Leben und Werk nach den tibetischen Quellen

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gSer-mdog Paṇ-chen Shākya-mchog-ldan (1428-1507) gilt westlichen Tibetologen als eine der herausragenden Gelehrtenpersönlichkeiten der tibetischen Sa-skya-Tradition. Das Interesse der Forschung richtete sich bis dato vor allem auf das scholastische Werk dieses Meisters. Wenig Beachtung fand hingegen die Biographie Shākya-mchog-ldans. Im Mittelpunkt …

A Critical Edition of the Tibetan Translation of the Mahaparinirvana-mahasutra

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The Mahāparinirvāṇa-mahāsūtra, the great sūtra on the parinirvāna of the Buddha, narrates the legends of the last time of the Buddha’s life in a particular way, which differs from other versions from the Mahāparinirvāna literature, for example, the version of …

Scribes, Texts, and Rituals in Early Tibet and Dunhuang

Proceedings of the Third Old Tibetan Studies Panel held at the Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Vancouver 2010

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This volume presents new findings and original research concerning early Tibet and the social and the Tibetan Empire (c. 600–850 CE). Demonstrating the methodological breadth of the field of early Tibetan studies, the contributions range from archeological and art-historical studies …

Die Hagiographie des La phyi ba Nam mkha’ rgyal mtshan (1372 bis 1437)

Eine Studie über das Leben eines tibetischen Heiligen

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This is the life story of a saint who is deemed to be the reincarnation of the most famous Tibetan hermit, rJe btsun Mi la ras pa. Due to his more than three-decades long abode in La phyi, one of …

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

The Forgotten Reviver of Madhyamaka Philosophy in Tibet

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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 interpretation of Nagarjuna. The lasting impact of this historical figure on the shape …

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

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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 Tibetans translated eight Hevajra transmissions with their tantras, commentaries, rituals, and …

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 Quellenmaterials die Geschichte einer großen Herrschaftsbildung in Tibet in der Zeit vom 13. bis zum 17. Jahrhundert. Unter Einbeziehung der klein- wie großräumigen Entwicklungen widmet …

Kategorien der Wirklichkeit im frühen Yogacara

Der Fünf-vastu-Abschnitt in der Viniscayasamgrahani der Yogacarabhumi

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This book investigates the concept of the five “categories” (vastu) in the Buddhist Yogacara tradition. The five vastus may be understood as an attempt at categorizing all aspects of existence and as such they may probably be regarded as an …

Dating Tibetan Art

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

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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 heights, in line with the maxim: “The older the piece, the higher the …

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

Ein Beitrag zu Geschichte und Geographie des tibetischen Buddhismus

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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 dbang-phyug (1775-1837). In addition to the annotated translation of this manuscript work a critical edition …

Three-Vow Theories in Tibetan Buddhism

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

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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 masters maintained the vajrayana or tantric path to be superior to the …