Buddhism in Tibet: Illustrated by Literary Documents and Objects of Religious WorshipSusil Gupta, 1969 - 403 pages |
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... groups of the figures than in the groups of the living beings : the figures have the head in general much too large in pro- portion to their height , but the deviations are not the same in each group . The most arbitrary form is that of ...
... groups of the figures than in the groups of the living beings : the figures have the head in general much too large in pro- portion to their height , but the deviations are not the same in each group . The most arbitrary form is that of ...
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... Group D than in Group C ; the distance from the vertex to the chin , on the contrary , is considerably less in Group D : it exceeds the distance to the mouth by 0.016 in Group C , and only by 0.008 in Group D. The pure Brahman type , A ...
... Group D than in Group C ; the distance from the vertex to the chin , on the contrary , is considerably less in Group D : it exceeds the distance to the mouth by 0.016 in Group C , and only by 0.008 in Group D. The pure Brahman type , A ...
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... group are plainly distinguished by the peculiar kind of masks ( Tib . Phag ) they wear , and much less by their dresses , which are surprisingly uniform and non - distinctive gowns . The Dragsheds and malignant spirits wear over their ...
... group are plainly distinguished by the peculiar kind of masks ( Tib . Phag ) they wear , and much less by their dresses , which are surprisingly uniform and non - distinctive gowns . The Dragsheds and malignant spirits wear over their ...
Contents
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF SAKYAMUNI THE FOUNDER | 3 |
GRADUAL RISE AND PRESENT AREA OF THE BUDDHIST | 9 |
THE RELIGIOUS SYSTEM OF SAKYAMUNI | 15 |
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adore the Buddha adore the Tathāgata Amitabha ancient Arhat astrologers Beng Bhután Bodhisattvas Brahmans brothers Buddhas of confession Buddhist Burnouf called century ceremonies Ceylon Chapter Chinese Choichong Chortens colour Compare contained Critical diss Csoma Cunningham cycle cyclic animals Dalai Lama deities Dharanis Dhyani Buddhas doctrine dogma Dorje Dragsheds Eastern Monachism evil spirits existence figures Foe koue Gnári Khórsum gods gyalpo Hímis Hinayana Hodgson images India inscription Journ Kanjur king Klaproth Ladák legends Lhássa Lotus Lungta Mahāyāna Meba meditation Mém metempsychosis monastery Mongolian Morg mystical Nāgārjuna Nirvana Nouv objects obtained original Padma Padmapāni padme hum Pallas Paramartha perfect Buddha Petersb Phurbu Plate prayers priests religion religious rites Sakya Sakyamuni Samvriti Sanskrit Schiefner Schmidt sect sentences Sikkim sins Srongtsan Gampo Ssanang Ssetsen symbol Tantras Tathāgata temples Tíbet Tibetan Characters Tibetan language translation Transliteration Tsonkhapa Ueber utter this name Vajrapani Vajrasattva Wassiljew