Dispelling the Darkness
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 18th Century, Asian, Asia, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, Buddhism
| Author: | Donald S. Lopez Jr., Thupten Jinpa | ISBN: | 9780674977747 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | April 10, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Donald S. Lopez Jr., Thupten Jinpa |
| ISBN: | 9780674977747 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | April 10, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
In a remote Himalayan village in 1721, the Jesuit priest Ippolito Desideri wrote a treatise in classical Tibetan intended to refute key Buddhist doctrines and dispel the darkness of idolatry from Tibet. Dispelling the Darkness provides extended excerpts from this unfinished masterpiece and a full translation of a companion work.
In a remote Himalayan village in 1721, the Jesuit priest Ippolito Desideri wrote a treatise in classical Tibetan intended to refute key Buddhist doctrines and dispel the darkness of idolatry from Tibet. Dispelling the Darkness provides extended excerpts from this unfinished masterpiece and a full translation of a companion work.
