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Luminous Bliss - A Religious History of Pure Land Literature in Tibet (Paperback)
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Luminous Bliss - A Religious History of Pure Land Literature in Tibet (Paperback)
Series: Pure Land Buddhist Studies
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With an annotated English translation and critical analysis of the
Orgyan-gling gold manuscript of the short Sukhavativyuha-sutra Pure
Land Buddhism as a whole has received comparatively little
attention in Western studies on Buddhism despite the importance of
“buddha-fields” (pure lands) for the growth and expression of
Mahayana Buddhism. In this first religious history of Tibetan Pure
Land literature, Georgios Halkias delves into a rich collection of
literary, historical, and archaeological sources to highlight
important aspects of this neglected pan-Asian Buddhist tradition.
He clarifies many of the misconceptions concerning the
interpretation of “other-world” soteriology in Indo-Tibetan
Buddhism and provides translations of original Tibetan sources from
the ninth century to the present that represent exoteric and
esoteric doctrines that continue to be cherished by Tibetan
Buddhists for their joyful descriptions of the Buddhist path. The
book is informed by interviews with Tibetan scholars and Buddhist
practitioners and by Halkias’ own participant-observation in
Tibetan Pure Land rituals and teachings conducted in Europe and the
Indian subcontinent. Divided into three sections, Luminous Bliss
shows that Tibetan Pure Land literature exemplifies a synthesis of
Mahayana sutra-based conceptions with a Vajrayana world-view that
fits progressive and sudden approaches to the realization of Pure
Land teachings. Part I covers the origins and development of Pure
Land in India and the historical circumstances of its adaptation in
Tibet and Central Asia. Part II offers an English translation of
the short Sukhavativyuha-sutra (imported from India during the
Tibetan Empire) and contains a survey of original Tibetan Pure Land
scriptures and meditative techniques from the dGe-lugs-pa,
bKa’-brgyud, rNying-ma, and Sa-skya schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
Part III introduces some of the most innovative and popular
mortuary cycles and practices related to the Tantric cult of Buddha
Amitabha and his Pure Land from the Treasure traditions in the
bKa’-brgyud and rNying-ma schools. Luminous Bliss locates Pure
Land Buddhism at the core of Tibet’s religious heritage and
demonstrates how this tradition constitutes an integral part of
both Tibetan and East Asian Buddhism.
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