'Karma'; 'Nirvana'; 'Dalai Lama' ...Tibetan Buddhism is becoming increasingly common and fashionable in Western media - but this familiarity can cause its teachings and message to be misunderstood. If we are to truly learn from the rich and noble Tibetan tradition we must look beyond adverts and lifestyle magazines; exotic artifacts and spiritual sound-bites. Sangharakshita is ideally suited as our guide through the vast realm of Tibetan Buddhism; having spent many years in contact with Tibetan lamas of all schools; from whom he received several initiations. This down-to-earth account of the origin and history of Buddhism in Tibet explains the essentials of the tradition and can act as the starting point for our own noble journey.
#1905632 in Books Squadron/Signal Publications 1983-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 #File Name: 089747137796 pages
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Joseph T. ReihlOK4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Forgotten book about a forgotten war.By Panagiotis KanellopoulosFollowing the earlier "MiG Alley" book by the same author; this 1983 effort packs a lot of info and photos in its 96 pages.All allied air arms are covered in detail and to top it off; there is the usual excellent artwork.For reasons best known to themselves; Squadron saw fit to do a completely new (and vastly inferior) book on the same subject in 2000.In fact; while the older "MiG Alley" book has been reprinted a number of times; this title did not have any further print runs.Pity; because it is clearly the best of the three Squadron/Signal titles on the subject.
