This lesson is from the Online Class XSREL435: Tibetan Buddhism. The rest of the course follows a historical perspective of the development of Tibetan Buddhism, including the doctrines, lineages and the often misunderstood Tantric teachings and practices.
The course this lesson includes a guest lecture by the Lama.
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| "Tibetan Buddhism" For centuries upon centuries, Tibetan culture remained largely, isolated from the world beyond the Tibetan plateau with only the nearest neighbors having contact and relationships with the people who lived there. Today Tibetan Buddhism has gained adherents and students all over the world as it has traveled outside what is regarded by some as an enchanted and mystical land. In this lesson, instructor Joel Gruber describes the geographic and cultural context into which Buddhism is introduced, setting the stage for an exploration into the development of a tradition which is uniquely Tibetan. |
