Situated north of the Himalayas, Tibet is famous for its unique culture and its controversial assimilation into modern China. Yet Tibet in the twenty-first century can only be properly understood in
This book presents a comprehensive history of the country of Tibet, from its beginnings in the seventh century, to its rise as a Buddhist empire in medieval times, to its conquest by China in 1950, an
A groundbreaking study of the lost tradition of Tibetan Zen containing the first translations of key texts from one thousand years ago.Banned in Tibet, forgotten in China, the Tibetan tradition of Zen
A leading writer and researcher on Tibet, Sam van Schaik offers an accessible and authoritative introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by examining its key texts, from its origins in the eighth century to t
An engaging introduction to Zen Buddhism, featuring a new English translation of one of the earliest Zen texts Leading Buddhist scholar Sam van Schaik explores the history and essence of Zen, based on
One of thousands of documents sealed in a cave in Dunhuang, in Chinese Central Asia, in the early 11th century, the text studied here is a record of the pilgrimage of a Chinese monk to India about 960
Explore a complete history of one of Tibet’s four main Buddhist schools, from its origins to the present day. Since its 1976 publication in Tibetan, Dhonthog Rinpoche’s history of the Sakya s
Since their discovery a century ago, the Dunhuang manuscripts have revolutionized the study of Asian religions. Until recently, however, the rich materials relating to esoteric tantric Buddhism have b
Texts on the practices of esoteric Buddhism discovered in the 'library' cave at Dunhuang are the basis for this collection of six essays, with side-by-side English translations included. Among the top
