Deity practice in the FPMT: understanding the nature of the Tibetan Buddhist deity from the Western practitioner's perspective
In contrast to forms of Buddhism popular in the West such as Vipassana meditation and Zen Buddhism which emphasize doctrinal study, meditation practice, and personal transformation above traditional rituals of deity yoga and merit-making, and Buddhist cosmology, Tibetan Buddhism retains its traditio...
| Published in: | Culture and religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Taylor and Francis Group
[2019]
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| In: |
Culture and religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 169-191 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
FPMT
/ Australia
/ Nepal
/ Whites
/ Lamaism
/ Meditation
/ Gods
/ Visualization
/ Experience
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia KBS Australia; Oceania |
| Further subjects: | B
traditionalist Buddhism
B Cultural Translation B Western Buddhism B deity yoga B Buddhist Meditation B conversion to Buddhism |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |