Book
The Buddhism of Tibet: or Lamaism; with its mystic cults, symbolism and mythology, and in its relation to Indian Buddhism
W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. • London • Published In 1895 • Pages:
By: Waddell, L. A. (Laurence Austine).
Abstract
This is one of the classic studies on the lamaism of Tibet and its discussion of the religious aspects of lamaism is especially thorough. Divided into 8 sections, it ranges from the history of lamaism to aspects of popular lamaism as observed by Waddell in Tibet. Included also are discussions of the lamaistic doctrines, monastic orders, the shrines and structures, ritual and mythology, festivals and sacred dramas.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Central Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Social Scientist
- Document Rating
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- Analyst
- Ben Zimmerman ; 1955
- Field Date
- No date
- Notes
- By L. Austine Waddell
- Parts of the book have been indexed for the following files: Sikkim AK03; Nepal AK01; Bhutan AK02; W. Tibetans AJ04; Assam AR01
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 578-583) and index
- LCCN
- 24004665
- LCSH
- Buddhism
- Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Religion