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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451894103321

Autore

Kapstein Matthew

Titolo

The Tibetan assimilation of Buddhism [[electronic resource] ] : conversion, contestation and memory / / Matthew T. Kapstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2002

ISBN

1-282-36707-2

9786612367076

0-19-534850-8

1-4237-6298-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336p.)

Disciplina

294.3923

Soggetti

Buddhism - China - Tibet

Religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2000.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Thanks to the international celebrity of the present Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism is attracting more attention than at any time in its history. This book conveys to non-specialist readers the broad domain of Tibetan religious and philosophical thought.