A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

Lucid and economical, this introductory text delivers a brisk, fast-moving survey of Tibetan Buddhism. For many years Powers's nearly 600-page Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism has served as the field's most authoritative and comprehensive overview of Tibet's distinctive Buddhist tradition. A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism explains the core Buddhist doctrines and the practices of meditation and tantra and provides a survey of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
Published: 04/01/2008
ISBN: 9781559392969
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.95h x 6.01w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/25/2008 pg. 71
Library Journal 05/01/2008 pg. 71
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 21