Lucid and economical, this introductory text delivers a brisk, fast-moving survey of Tibetan Buddhism.
For many years Powers's nearly 600-page Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism has served as the field's most authoritative and comprehensive overview of Tibet's distinctive Buddhist tradition.
A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism explains the core Buddhist doctrines and the practices of meditation and tantra and provides a survey of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
About the Author: John Powers has published twelve books, including Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism.
He received his Ph D from the University of Virginia and specializes in Indian and Tibetan intellectual history.
He is currently Professor of Asian Studies at Australian National University.
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