Tibetan Rituals of Death Gouin MargaretPaperback
This book describes and analyses the structure and performance of Tibetan Buddhist death rituals, and situates that performance within the wider context of Buddhist death practices generally. Drawing…
Specifikacia Tibetan Rituals of Death Gouin MargaretPaperback
This book describes and analyses the structure and performance of Tibetan Buddhist death rituals, and situates that performance within the wider context of Buddhist death practices generally. Drawing on a detailed and systematic comparative survey of existing records of Tibetan funerary practices, including historical travel accounts, anthropological and ethnographic literature, Tibetan texts and academic studies, it demonstrates that there is no standard form of funeral in Tibetan Buddhism, although certain elements are common.The structure of the book follows the twin trajectories of benefiting the deceased and protecting survivors; in the process, it reveals a rich and complex panoply of activities, some handled by religious professionals and others by lay persons. This information is examined to identify similarities and differences in practices, and the degree to which
Rituals of Death
Disappearance of Rituals
Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism
World of Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Art of Serenity
Dynamics of Changing Rituals
Rituals of Black Magic
Tibetan Art of Good Karma
Tibetan Book of the Dead