Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines; or, Seven Books of Wisdom of the Great Path

by W. Y. Evans-Wentz

Other authorsZla-ba-bsam-'grub (Translator)
Paper Book, 1970

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Available

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181/.45

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Publication

London, New York [etc.], Oxford U.P., 1967 [i.e. 1968].

Description

Books, audiotapes, and classes about yoga are today as familiar as they are widespread, but we in the West have only recently become engaged in the meditative doctrines of the East--only in the last 70 or 80 years, in fact. In the early part of the 20th century, it was the pioneering efforts of keen scholars like W. Y. Evans-Wentz, the late editor of this volume, that triggered our ongoing occidental fascination with such phenomena as yoga, Zen, and meditation. Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines--a companion to the popular Tibetan Book of the Dead, which is also published by Oxford in an author

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Book I- The Supreme Path of Discipleship: The Precepts of the Gurus
Book II- The Nirvanic Path: The Yoga of the Great Symbol
Book III- The Path of Knowledge: The Yoga of the Six Doctrines
Book IV- The Path of Transference: The Yoga of Consciousness-Transference
Book V- The Path of the Mystic Sacrifice:
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The Yoga of Subduing the Lower Self
Book VI- The Path of the Five Wisdoms: The Yoga of the Long HUM
Book VII- The Path of the Transcendental Wisdom: The Yoga of the Voidness

The first (and possibly only) English translation of seven ancient Tibetan treatises. Includes introductions to each book as well as numerous footnotes giving in-depth explanations (very helpful). Not a book for beginners, but very interesting look into esoteric teachings and philosophies of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Original publication date

1958

Physical description

xliv, 389 p.; 21 cm

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HM

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