PDF-[READ]-The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography (Routledge

This book traces the lifestory of Rechungpa 10841161 the student of the famous teacher Milarepa using rare and littleknown manuscripts and discovers how the image of both Milarepa and Rechungpa underwent fundamental transformations over a period of over three centuriesPeter Alan Roberts compares significant episodes in the life of Rechungpa as portrayed in a succession of texts and thus demonstrates the evolution of Rechungpa s biography This is the first survey of the surviving literature which includes a detailed analysis of their dates authorship and interrelationships It shows how Rechungpa was increasingly portrayed as a rebellious volatile and difficult pupil as a lineage from a fellowpupil prospered to become dominant in TibetWritten in a style that makes it accessible to broad readership Roberts book will be of great value to anyone with an interest in the fields of Tibetan literature history or religion. Chapter . 8:. Tibetan Buddhism as . practical religion. Main topics covered. Introduction. Practical . religion . in Indian Buddhism. Practical . religion . in Tibet. Lamas, monks and monasteries as fields of karma. Chapter . 10: . Tibetan Buddhism, . women . and . gender. Main topics covered. . Introduction. Gender in Tibetan . society. Women’s religious roles within Indian Buddhism. Women religious roles within Tibetan Buddhism. Chapter 6:. Ethics and Tibetan Buddhism. Main topics covered. Introduction. Bases for Buddhist ethics. Alternative moral dimensions in Tibetan Buddhist society. Historical dimensions. Key points 1. Engagements with Social Justice: . A . comparison . between . exiled . Tibetan Buddhists . in . Dharamsala. . and . Dalit. Buddhists of . Pune. .. Tamsin. Bradley & Zara Ramsay. Focus on two Indian locations: . Chapter 5:. Tibetan Buddhism as a system of knowledge. Main topics covered. . Introduction. Basic understandings of the universe. The Indian monastic universities, their curriculum and its adoption by the Tibetans. One of the world’s most complex religions. Tibetan Buddhism. It borrows from many faiths.. It is practiced at many levels.. It evolves.. It has no definitive canon of scriptures. . It has many branches and spokespersons. . Chapter 2:. The development of Buddhism in Tibet. Main topics covered. . Indian Buddhism and the transmission of Buddhism to Tibet. The establishment of Buddhism in Tibet and the development of the main Buddhist traditions of Tibet. Chapter . 8:. Tibetan Buddhism as . practical religion. Main topics covered. Introduction. Practical . religion . in Indian Buddhism. Practical . religion . in Tibet. Lamas, monks and monasteries as fields of karma. Chapter 5:. Tibetan Buddhism as a system of knowledge. Main topics covered. . Introduction. Basic understandings of the universe. The Indian monastic universities, their curriculum and its adoption by the Tibetans. Chapter 11:. The Bon religion of Tibet. Main topics covered. Introduction. Yungdrung Bon. Bonpo narratives and teachings. Bonpo history and the relationship with Buddhism. The history of . Bon . Chapter 12:. Tibetan Buddhism today . and tomorrow. Main . topics covered. Introduction. Tibetan Buddhism in the People’s Republic of China. Tibetan Buddhism in the Himalayas and the Tibetan . diaspora. This book reconstructs and appropriates in contemporary language the Middle Way philosophy of Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), arguably Tibet\'s greatest philosopher. New interpretations of the central teachings of early Buddhism, mainly the relationship between identity and perception in early Buddhism. Gombrich takes a fresh look at the earliest Buddhist texts and offers various suggestions about how the teachings in them had developed.