Buddhism in Tibet and the Himalayas : Texts and Traditions

Contents: Preface. 1. Madhyamaka and rDzogs-Chen. 2. The Svayambhunath Stupa.  3. The Bodhnath Stupa. 4. Sherpa Buddhism. 5. Pilgrimages and sacred geography. 6. Travels and hidden lands. 7. Buddhist teachers from Dolpo. 8. Himalayan treasure discoverers. 9.  Manuscript and Block print traditions. Bibliography. Western sources. Tibetan texts. Index.

Franz-Karl Ehrhard is professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Munich. His research work centres on religious and literary traditions in Tibet and the Himalayas. His publications include Early Buddhist Block Prints from Mang-yul Gung-thang, Lumbini 2000, Life and Travels of Lo-chen bSod-nams rgyamtsho, Lumbini 2002, and A Rosary of Rubies. The Chronicle of the Gurrigs mDo-chen Tradition from South-Western Tibet, Munich 2008