With a foreword by Geshe Thupten Jinpa; 144p., Index, 25 cm.
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Traditionaly, Tibetan Buddhist may be either "Scholars" or "magicians" Scholars live in monastries, practicing celibacy, dicipline and philosophical debate. Magicians are wandring hermits, practising extreme asceticism or Tantric rituals. The Tibetan way of life, Death and Rebirth traces both these strands of Tibetan Buddhist belife, as well as the more ancient Bon Religion, to present a compelling account of one of the world's most dramatic cultures.