Indo-Tibetan Buddhism by David L. Snellgrove

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Soft cover. Preface Notes on Transcription I: Origins in India II: Later Developments in India III: Tantric Buddhism IV: Buddhist Communities in India and Beyond V: The Conversion of Tibet Plates Bibliography Index.

Professor Snellgrove draws upon original sources to illustrate the cultural changes that came over Tibet as a result of its rule from the seventh to ninth centuries of an extensive Central Asian Empire, a period of their history largely forgotten by Tibetans themselves when they later embarked upon the wholesale absorption of Buddhism from its Indian source. Thereafter, the author addresses the Buddhist conversion of Tibet, emphasizing the great importance played by the kingdoms of Central Asia in the gradual process of Tibetan conversion. It is especially informative on the tantric period of Buddhist practice from the eighth to the thirteenth centuries, but also deals with the earlier evolution of Buddhist doctrines, the 'Three Turnings of the Wheel', during the first thousand years. Now reissued in softbound edition by popular demandĪ comprehensive survey of Indian Buddhism and its subsequent establishment in Tibet, where it was transferred preceding its demise in India in the thirteenth century CE.Essential reading for all students of the history of Buddhism.Timeless and authoritative study by one of the world's leading experts in the field.

Indo-Tibetan Buddhism by David L. Snellgrove