Visual Transmission in Tibetan Ritual Polemics

Tibetan Buddhist debates about funerary practices feature no shortage of hairsplitting. In their writings on funerary rituals in the tradition of the Sarvadurgatipariśodhana Tantra, the prolific Bo dong Paṇ chen Phyogs las rnam rgyal (1375/76-1451) and the Sa skya pa savant Go rams pa Bsod nams seng...

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Subtitles:"Tibetan Polemics as Genre"
Main Author: Lindsay, Rory (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2023
In: The journal of religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 103, Issue: 1, Pages: 74-83
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