| Description |
xxiii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Spiritual masters--East and West series |
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Library of perennial philosophy. Spiritual masters--East and West series.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. The long road to now -- Origins -- Biological evolution -- Societies -- Culture -- Governance -- Economies -- Industry and commerce -- Law -- Philosophy -- Religion -- Morality -- Spirituality -- Science -- Art -- Complexity and escapism -- Civilization and decline -- The future in prospect -- pt. II. The modern individual -- The dialogues -- pt. III. Humankind in Samsara, on earth, and in the universe -- The gap between governments and the governed -- Law as moral sufficiency -- Environmental destruction -- International influence and expansionism -- Power -- Violence and war -- America and the superpower principle -- Toothless international law -- The ideal -- A view on this millennium -- pt. IV. Tibet -- the modern world's hidden tragedy -- The invasion and occupation of Tibet -- Tibet at the United Nations -- The cultural revolution -- Post-Maoist policies -- The scope of abuse -- Religious persecution -- Two statements from April 2003 -- Plunder and destruction for China's benefit -- Population transfer. China's "final solution" for Tibet -- The status of Tibet -- What Tibetans want -- The response from Beijing -- The Karma of Tibet -- Tibet and Taiwan : contrasting stances -- Preserving Dharma and Buddhist culture in Tibet -- The future vision of Tibet -- Losing patience with non-violence -- pt. V. Satyagraha and Ahimsa (truth-insistence and non-harmfulness) -- The dialogues -- pt. VI. The foundational view -- Buddhadharma -- The life of Siddhartha Gotama -- The first noble truth : the truth of suffering -- The second noble truth : the truth of the causes of suffering -- The third noble truth : the truth of the cessation of suffering -- The fourth noble truth : the eightfold path -- Karma -- Rebirth -- Interdependent origination -- Impermanence, suffering, not-self -- The five aggregates -- Compassion -- Wisdom-compassion and the six perfections -- Bodhicitta and skilful means -- The Bodhisattva -- The inner and outer Lama -- Study and practice -- The Vajrayana -- View, conduct, meditation -- Taking refuse -- The dialogues. |
| Subject |
Rinpoche, Samdhong -- Interviews.
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Tibetans -- India -- Interviews.
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Political refugees -- India -- Interviews.
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Lamas -- India -- Interviews.
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Rinpoche, Samdhong. (OCoLC)fst00035166
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Lamas. (OCoLC)fst00990988
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Political refugees. (OCoLC)fst01069678
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Tibetans. (OCoLC)fst01150682
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India. (OCoLC)fst01210276
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Tibetischer Buddhismus.
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Tibetischer Buddhismus. (DE-588)4034157-4
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| Genre/Form |
Interviews. (OCoLC)fst01423832
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| Added Author |
Roebert, Donovan, 1959-
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| Added Title |
Uncompromising truth for a compromised world : Tibetan Buddhism and today's world |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Rinpoche, Samdhong. Samdhong Rinpoche. Bloomington, Ind. : World Wisdom, ©2006 (OCoLC)609362609 |
| ISBN |
1933316209 (pbk.) (alk. paper) |
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9781933316208 (pbk.) (alk. paper) |
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