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From: tilley@cs.rochester.edu (Dave Tilley)
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Subject: Re: tibetan buddhism et al.
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Date: 1 Nov 90 01:36:40 GMT
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In article <1990Oct25.044254.7974@nas.nasa.gov> courtney@inmet.inmet.com writes:
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>I think this it a tough one  in that primers on the tibetan tradition
>usually focus on the lam rim (the graded path to enlightenment) and
>end with the understanding that once you have worked through all that
>then you can begin Tantra.  I suggest getting the catalog from Wisdom
>publication who specialize in Tibetan Buddhism.  Their address is:
>
>      Wisdom Publications
>      361 Newbury St.
>      Boston, MA 02115 USA
>
>Having said that I think any book that is associated with the Dalai
>Lama, Geshe Rabten, and Geshe Dargye have been especially usefull (for
>me). You can be assured that any book translated by Jeffrey Hopkins
>or Glen Mullin will be first rate - but sometimes their books are very 
>advanced.  Jeffrey Hopkins though, has written a very readable book on
>Tantra called "Introduction to Tantra".  Also worth noting - books by
>Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa have gotten  praise as very solid primers for
>westerners.  There is really a lot of books to choose from. 
>
>I hope you enjoy finding a good book on Tibetan Buddhism.
>
>Don



Also there is "The Dawn of Tantra". I forget the authors but it is from
Shambala press. If you want more info send me mail.

tilley@acl.kodak.com

dave

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