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

About the author

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 Jōdo-Shinshū 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.

Product details

• Authors: 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: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9780824872823
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-7282-3
• No. of pages: 366
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 605 g
• Series: Pure Land Buddhist Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions; Buddhismus, RELIGION / History, PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist, Religion - World Religions, RELIGION / Buddhism / General (see also PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist)