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Tibetan Amulets
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Artikel-Nr:
9789745241206
Veröffentl:
2009
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
19.06.2009
Seiten:
140
Autor:
Tadeusz Skorupski
Gewicht:
186 g
Format:
216x140x8 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Tadeusz Skorupski was born in France in 1945 and raised in Poland. After receiving several degrees in Philosophy and Theology at different universities in Poland, Canada and Italy, he embarked on Oriental Studies in 1972 at the School of Oriental and African Studies, Univ. London. In 1978, he was awarded a Ph.D. degree in Sanskrit and Tibetan Buddhist Literature. During the period 1978-1982 he was employed as a Research Fellow at SOAS, where he has continued to teach. He is an author of numerous articles and books on Tibetan Culture. At the present he pursues further research into Tibetan Buddhism in association with the Institute of Tibetan Studies, Tring, U.K., sponsored by the British Academy.
A systematic study of the Tibetan charms and amulets, mantras and cakras that have afforded their wearers protection for centuries and which remain a living tradition today. Drawing from indigenous works of the 19th century, the author illustrates and explains 109 amulets and their accompanying mantras, as well as 102 cakras, primarily associated with the Nyingma-pa and Bon traditions. The author also employs the amulets and cakras to reveal details of the myriad gods, demons and other supernatural beings-many incorporated into Buddhism from earlier belief systems-that comprise the Tibetan pantheon.