Bringing Buddhism to Tibet

History and Narrative in the DBA' BZHED Manuscript
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-11-071522-4
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 177 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 676 g

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is a landmark study of the , a text recounting the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet. The narrative of Buddhism’s arrival in Tibet is known from a number of versions, but the —preserved in a single manuscript—is the oldest complete copy. Although the stands at the head of a long tradition of history writing in the Tibetan language, and has been known for more than two decades, this book provides a full transcription of the Tibetan for the first time, together with a new translation.

The book also introduces Tibetan history and the with several introductory chapters on various aspects of the text by experienced scholars in the field of Tibetan philology. These detailed studies provide analysis of the text’s narrative context, its position within traditional and current historiography, and the organisation and structure of the text itself and its antecedents.

Bringing Buddhism to Tibet is essential reading for anyone interested in Tibetan history and kingship, the nature of Tibetan historical narrative or the traditions of text transmission and codicology. The book will also be of general interest to students of Buddhism and the spread of Buddhism across Asia.

Zielgruppe

Scholars, students, and institues in the history of Tibet, Buddhi

Autoren/Hrsg.

Doney, Lewis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus

Über Autor(innen)

Lewis Doney, Universität London, UK.

Lewis Doney, University of London, UK.