Sources of Tibetan Tradition

by Kurtis R. Schaeffer

Book Overview

The most comprehensive collection of Tibetan works in a Western language, this volume illuminates the complex historical, intellectual, and social development of Tibetan civilization from its earliest beginnings to the modern period. Including more than 180 representative writings, Sources of Tibetan Tradition spans Tibet's vast geography and long history, presenting for the first time a diversity of works by religious and political leaders; scholastic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231135998
• ISBN13: 9780231135993
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 856 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher