The Buddhism of Tibet

Or Lamaism, with its Mystic Cults, Symbolism and Mythology, and in its Relation to Indian Buddhism

By:

Laurence Austine Waddell

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Religion

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Laurence Austine Waddell (1854–1938) qualified in medicine and chemistry at Glasgow University and in 1880 embarked on a successful career in the colonial Indian Medical Service which took him to Darjeeling, Burma and Tibet, and eventually an academic post at Calcutta Medical College. In addition, Waddell studied Sanskrit and published extensively on Tibet (his books Among the Himalayas (1899) and Lhasa and its Mysteries (1905) are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). This landmark study of Tibetan Buddhism first appeared in 1895. Waddell cites earlier European scholarship, including that of Burnouf (also reissued), but emphasises that his book is based on original field research at temples and among the lay population. It covers the history of Tibetan Buddhism, its relationship with other branches of Buddhism, doctrine, places of worship, rituals and festivals, popular religion and the occult. It also includes around 200 illustrations and a substantial bibliography.

Release date NZ

March 12th, 2015

Author

Laurence Austine Waddell

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

6 Plates, black and white; 181 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

636

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Religion

Dimensions

155x230x38

ISBN-13

9781108081801

Product ID

22670464

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