Tibetan Sky-Gazing Meditation and the Pre-History of Great Perfection Buddhism: The Skullward Leap Technique and the Quest for Vitality - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350428812ISBN-10:1350428817UPC:9781350428812Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:BuddhismBook Topic:TibetanSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.131Product ID:SCNYTNR2VK
Tibetan Sky-Gazing Meditation and the Pre-History of Great Perfection Buddhism: The Skullward Leap Technique and the Quest for Vitality
Through a rigorous analysis of original scriptures and later commentaries, this open access book unearths a cornucopia of idiosyncratic motifs pervading the famous Tibetan sky-gazing meditation known as "Skullward Leap" (thod rgal). Flavio Geisshuesler argues that these motifs suggest that the practice did not originate in the context of Buddhism, but rather within indigenous Tibetan culture and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350428812ISBN-10:1350428817UPC:9781350428812Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:BuddhismBook Topic:TibetanSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.131Product ID:SCNYTNR2VK
Flavio A. Geisshuesler is the Khyentse Macready Senior Lecturer for Tibetan Buddhism at the University of Sydney, Australia.
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