1999 THE HISTORY OF BUDDHISM IN INDIA AND TIBET by BU-STON HC/DJ

Description: THE HISTORY OF BUDDHISM IN INDIA AND TIBET By Bu-Ston Translated from Tibetan by Dr. E. Obermiller 1999 First Indian Edition Paljor Publications New Dehli, India Hardcover & Dust Jacket 235 pages TEXT IN ENGLISH This fourteenth-century Tibetan classic serves as an excellent introduction to basic Buddhism as practiced throughout India and Tibet and describes the process of entering the Buddhist path through study and reflection. It begins with setting forth the structure of Buddhist education and the range of its subjects, and we’re treated to a rousing litany of the merits of such instruction. We’re then introduced to the buddhas of our world and eon—three of whom have already lived, taught, and passed into transcendence—before examining in detail the fourth, our own Buddha Shakyamuni. Butön tells the story of Shakyamuni’s past lives and then presents the path the Buddha followed (the same that all buddhas must follow). After the Buddha’s story, Butön recounts three compilations of Buddhist scriptures and then quotes from sacred texts that foretell the lives and contributions of great Indian Buddhist masters, which he then relates, concluding with the tale of the eventual demise and disappearance of the Buddhist doctrine. The text ends with an account of the inception and spread of Buddhism in Tibet, focused mainly on the country’s kings and early adopters of the foreign faith. An expensive (in price) version of this book with different translators (Lisa Stein & Ngawang Zangpo) was produced in 2013 in the U.S., but this seems to be the first English translation published in India. The dust jacket has some small tears at the top but otherwise the book is in Very Good condition. 5 5/8" x 8 7/8" x 3/4"

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