Reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism: The Third Karmapa and the Invention of a Tradition

by Ruth Gamble

Reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism examines how the third Karmapa hierarch, Rangjung Dorj� (1284-1339) transformed reincarnation from a belief into a lasting Tibetan institution. Born the son of an itinerant, low-caste potter, Rangjung Dorj� went on to become a foundational figure in Tibetan Buddhism and a teacher of the last Mongolian emperor. He became renowned for his contributions to Buddhist philosophy, literature, astrology, medicine,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190690771
• ISBN13: 9780190690779
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.4"