Buddhism beyond the monastery: tantric practices and their performers in Tibet and the Himalayas ; PIATS 2003: Tibetan studies: proceedings of the tenth seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Oxford, 2003

Balancing the academic emphasis on Buddhist monastic studies, this volume focuses on noncelibate religious specialists including Tantric professionals, village lamas, spirit mediums, and Treasure revealers in Central and Eastern Tibet, Bhutan, and India from historical times to the present day

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Subtitles:PIATS 2003
Corporate Authors: International Association for Tibetan Studies (Other) ; ebrary, Inc (Other)
Contributors: Jacoby, Sarah (Other) ; Terrone, Antonio (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2009
In:Year: 2009
Series/Journal:Brill's Tibetan studies library v. 10,12
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Tibet / Himalaya / Lamaism / Vajrayāna / Tantrism
Further subjects:B Tantric Buddhism (Himalaya Mountains Region) Customs and practices
B Tantric Buddhism (China) (Tibet Autonomous Region) Customs and practices
B Conference program 2003 (Oxford)
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Summary:Balancing the academic emphasis on Buddhist monastic studies, this volume focuses on noncelibate religious specialists including Tantric professionals, village lamas, spirit mediums, and Treasure revealers in Central and Eastern Tibet, Bhutan, and India from historical times to the present day
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:9047429443
Access:Available to subscribing member institutions only
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004176003.i-202