Tibetan Buddhism: With Its Mystic Cults, Symbolism and Mythology, and in Its Relation to Indian Buddhism"The late L.A. Waddell was an almost unique authority on hidden Tibet. Stationed for years with the Indian Army at Darjeeling, just over the border from Tibet (which Europeans were forbidden to enter), he systematically studied the language and culture of Tibet with the most authoritative lamaistic scholars. Several times he risked his life by entering Tibet in disguise. During the Younghusband invasion of 1905 he was what amounted to cultural expert for the expedition. With the possible exception of Sir Charles Bell, Waddell was the authority par excellence on Tibet. Waddell's book is an extremely thorough, extremely detailed survey of all aspects of Tibetan religion, both Redcap and Yellowcap sects, as well as the non-Buddhist Bönpa. It begins with a summary of early Buddhism, emphasizing the changes in it that eventually led to the Tibetan form. Is discusses the doctrinal and ritual aspects of the religion, the metaphysical aspects of the doctrine and the vast literature (some 108 volumes of Canon and 227 volumes of commentary). It reviews the history of Lamaism from its first emergence in Tibet, the lives of the great saints, the rise of the Dalai Lama, the importance of other divine incarnations, the importance of monasteries, monastic discipline, and the enormous pantheon of gods, demigods and demons. Popular religion is also considered, including sorcery, folk practices and divination, and related areas like astrology. No other book contains so much specific, basic detail, with the result that Waddell's work will probably never be superseded. It abounds with translations of Indian and Tibetan documents and texts, summaries of important works, annotated pictorial representations and a wealth of data that will always be invaluable to the historian of religion, orientalist, or reader interested in the remarkable religious experience of Tibet." -- Publisher's description |
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Page 63
... sect claims that through Atīṣa it has received the special inspiration of Maitreya , and in addition all that is best in the special systems professed by the other two re- formed sects . The purer morality practised by the Ge - lug ...
... sect claims that through Atīṣa it has received the special inspiration of Maitreya , and in addition all that is best in the special systems professed by the other two re- formed sects . The purer morality practised by the Ge - lug ...
Page 67
... sect rendered it so unattractive , that several sub - sects soon arose which dispensed with the neces- sity for hermitage . Thus appeared the sub - sects Kar - ma - pa , Di - kung - pa , Ta - lung - pa , and Duk - pa ( the form dominant ...
... sect rendered it so unattractive , that several sub - sects soon arose which dispensed with the neces- sity for hermitage . Thus appeared the sub - sects Kar - ma - pa , Di - kung - pa , Ta - lung - pa , and Duk - pa ( the form dominant ...
Page 199
... sect , his highness ' Phag - pa Rin - po - ch'e , and its central vajra upon the " unchangeable " crown is after the Chinese style . It is restricted to those of noble descent ( gdung - pa ) , and is only worn when the gdun - brgyud ...
... sect , his highness ' Phag - pa Rin - po - ch'e , and its central vajra upon the " unchangeable " crown is after the Chinese style . It is restricted to those of noble descent ( gdung - pa ) , and is only worn when the gdun - brgyud ...
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