Luminous Bliss - A Religious History of Pure Land Literature in Tibet With an

Informationen zum Autor Georgios T. Halkias specializes in Tibetan and Himalayan religions and history and has held research posts and fellowships in the U.K., at the Warburg Institute, the University of London, and the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies; in Germany at the Ruhr-Universität-Bochum; and the Jodo-Shinshu Otani-ha Foundation in Kyoto. His publications include a number of articles on Tibetan and central Asian Buddhism, Himalayan history, and interdisciplinary studies in religion. Klappentext Pure Land Buddhism as a whole has received comparatively little attention in Western studies on Buddhism despite the importance of 'buddha-fields' (pure lands) for the growth and expression of Mah?y?na Buddhism. In this first religious history of Tibetan Pure Land literature, Georgios Halkias delves into a rich collection of literary, historical, and archaeological sources to highlight important aspects of this neglected pan-Asian Buddhist tradition. Zusammenfassung This book is a religious history of Pure Land Buddhism in Tibet covering developments from the ninth to the present century and focusing on its distinct literature and related religious practices. It contains as well an annotated translation of an important Tibetan Pure Land text.

Product details

• Authors: Georgios Halkias, Georgios T Halkias, Georgios T. Halkias
• Assisted by: Richard K Payne (Editor), Richard K. Payne (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2012
• EAN: 9780824835903
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3590-3
• Series: Pure Land Buddhist Studies; Pure Land Buddhist Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions