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Contributions to Tibetan Studies
The Life and Works of Karma ’phrin las pa (1456–1539)
Nonsectarian Scholar Mystic of Southern Tibet
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...
Re-enacting the Past
A Cultural History of the School of gTsang smyon Heruka
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)....
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...
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...
A Critical Edition of the Tibetan Translation of the Mahaparinirvana-mahasutra
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...
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
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...
Die Hagiographie des La phyi ba Nam mkha’ rgyal mtshan (1372 bis 1437)
Eine Studie über das Leben eines tibetischen Heiligen
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kategorien der Wirklichkeit im frühen Yogacara
Der Fünf-vastu-Abschnitt in der Viniscayasamgrahani der Yogacarabhumi
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...
Editor: Kreide-Damani, Ingrid
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...
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...
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...