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The Life Stories of Padmasambhava and their Significance for Tibetan Buddhists

This works seeks to examine a small selection of biographies of Padmasambhava, the figure who introduced and spread the Buddhist teachings in Tibet during the eighth century. These writings appear to have a function that goes beyond merely recounting the details of Padmasambhava’s life and works. Two of these functions – the transmission of various teachings and support for the Tibetan identity – have been the main focus for my investigation.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hig-13740
Date January 2013
CreatorsHughes, Stuart
PublisherAvdelningen för kultur-, religions- och utbildningsvetenskap
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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