Buddhism in Tibet: Illustrated by Literary Documents and Objects of Religious WorshipSusil Gupta, 1969 - 403 pages |
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Page 156
... allowed to marry and to wear a peculiar phantastic dress . These people are professional fortune - tellers , who are officially authorized to conjure and to exorcise evil spirits , on behalf of and to the profit of the clergy . Common ...
... allowed to marry and to wear a peculiar phantastic dress . These people are professional fortune - tellers , who are officially authorized to conjure and to exorcise evil spirits , on behalf of and to the profit of the clergy . Common ...
Page 162
... allowed to take the vows ( Tib . Dom ) , viz . to observe the religious duties connected with the priesthood ; and then they become " candidates for orders , " Genyen ( an equivalent to the Sanskrit Upasaka ) . ' The Lamas who have ...
... allowed to take the vows ( Tib . Dom ) , viz . to observe the religious duties connected with the priesthood ; and then they become " candidates for orders , " Genyen ( an equivalent to the Sanskrit Upasaka ) . ' The Lamas who have ...
Page 267
... allowed to eat meat during this period ) recite all day long particular prayers in honour of the Manlas . With reference to diseases caused by ghosts and evil spirits , the 73rd . Chapter of Part IV . of the book men- tioned enumerates ...
... allowed to eat meat during this period ) recite all day long particular prayers in honour of the Manlas . With reference to diseases caused by ghosts and evil spirits , the 73rd . Chapter of Part IV . of the book men- tioned enumerates ...
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