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BL
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| Record Number
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591022
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b420241
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| Main Entry
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Ray, Reginald A.
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| Title & Author
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Secret of the Vajra world : : the tantric Buddhism of Tibet /\ Reginald A. Ray ; foreword by Tulku Thondup
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| Edition Statement
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First paperback edition
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| Series Statement
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World of Tibetan Buddhism ;; v. 2
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| Page. NO
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xvi, 524 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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157062917X
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: 9781570629174
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: 157062772X
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: 9781570627729
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-507) and index
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| Contents
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Part one. Foundations of Vajrayana : -- The Indian prelude -- How the Vajrayana came to Tibet : THE early spreading od the Dharma -- How the Vajrayana came to Tibet : the later spreading and beyond -- The Vajrayana in the context of the three-yana journey -- The view of Vajrayana -- Part two. Entering the Vajra world -- Some initial Vajrayana perspectives -- The world beyond thought -- The Vajra master -- Entering the Vajrayana path -- Tantric practice: meditation on the yidam -- Subtleties of practice : the inner yogas -- Part three. Meeting the essence of mind -- Mahamudra : the great symbol -- Dzokchen: the great perfection -- Part four. Tantric applications -- Lessons in mortality : death and dying in Tantric practice -- Bodhisattvas in the world : Tulkus reincarnate Lamas -- Themes of a Tlku's life -- The practice of retreat -- The passing of a realized master
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| Subject
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Tantric Buddhism-- China-- Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Spiritual life-- Tantric Buddhism.
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| Dewey Classification
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294.3/923 s294.3/925/09515
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| LC Classification
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BQ7604.R39 2002 vol. 2BQ8912.9
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