One of the great contributions of Tibetan Buddhism to the Buddhist tradition as a whole, and one of the things that distinguishes it from the Mahayana traditions that developed via China, has been the clear and systematic articulation of a doctrine of compassion. This text is perhaps the paradigmatic expression of that and as such is vitally important. It will advance Western access to and understanding of Tibetan Buddhism considerably.
| ISBN: | 9780791407721 |
| Publication date: | 10th September 1991 |
| Author: | Alex Wayman |
| Publisher: | SUNY Press an imprint of State University of New York Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 279 pages |
| Series: | SUNY Series in Buddhist Studies |
| Genres: |
East Asian and Indian philosophy Buddhism |