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Kapstein, Matthew,

Tibetan Buddhism : a very short introduction / Matthew T. Kapstein. - New York : Oxford University Press, [2014] - 130 pages : illustrations, map ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 373 . - Very short introductions ; 373. .

Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.

The world of gods, demons, and men -- Sources of Tibetan religious traditions -- The growth of the orders and schools -- Spiritual exercise and the path of the bodhisattva -- Philosophical developments and disputes -- Enlightenment in this very body -- When this life ends -- Tibetan Buddhism today.

ISBN: 9780199735129 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0199735123 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Standard No.: 40022924422

LCCN: 2013006676

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Buddhism--Tibet Region.
Buddhismus.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Tibet.

LC Class. No.: BQ7604 / K37 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 294.3/923