The Great Transference at Drikung

Its Last Traditional Performance
mit 43 Farbfotos
ISBN: 978-3-945457-11-5
Verlag: Garchen Stiftung

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 228 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 220 g

In 1992 the Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage and festival of the Great Transference at Drikung was revived after a gap of thirty-six years. This would prove to be the only renewal of its traditional performance ...
Matthew T. Kapstein, whose study of the event is reproduced here for the first time with color photographic documentation, is the author of many works on Buddhism and Tibetan history, including The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism and The Tibetans. He is Director of Tibetan Studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, and Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Chicago.

Zielgruppe

Buddhisten und am Buddhismus Interessierte

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kapstein, Matthew T.

Über Autor(innen)

Kapstein, Matthew T.
Matthew T. Kapstein is Director of Tibetan Studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, and Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Chicago