Paths of Pure Vision: The Histories, Views, and Practices of Tibet's Living Spiritual Traditions

Paths of Pure Vision consolidates the multiple facets of spirituality in Tibet through elaborating three themes: historical developments, philosophical views and meditative practices. Narrating the historical processes of Buddhism developing in India and its transmission Tibet, this book gives us a rare glimpse into the major figures, thoughts and that comprise the spiritual heritage of Tibet. In this book, Shar Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoché explains the indigenous Bon religion of Tibet, the four most widely known Tibetan Buddhism traditions, Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu and Gelung, and the fifth Jonang Buddhist Tradition. Table of Contents Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai LamaTranslator's Preface Introduction: Tibet's Living Traditions Chapter I: The Bon Tradition  Tibet's Indigenous Religion Chapter II: A Concise Introduction to BuddhismChapter III: The Life of the Buddha and Buddhism in IndiaChapter IV: The Nyingma Tradition Early Translations and the Flourishing of Tibetan Bud