A beginner's guide to Tibetan Buddhism
Subtitle: notes from a practitioner's journey
By: Bruce Newman
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Spiritual life -- Buddhism; Buddhism -- China -- Tibet
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-212)
Table of contents: title: Buddha-nature: the ground; title: The teacher; title: Finding a teacher; title: Empowerment; title: Centers; title: Path Buddha-nature: instruction and practice; title: Getting started; title: Getting it wrong; title: Systems and stages of practice; title: The four noble truths; title: The four thoughts; title: Ngondro: refuge and bodhichitta; title: Ngondro: vajrasattva practice and mandala offerings; title: Ngondro: guru yoga and devotion; title: Kyerim; title: Rituals; title: Dzogrim and the body; title: The path of liberation; title: Fruition