TY - GEN T1 - Luminous bliss : a religious history of Pure Land literature in Tibet : with an annotated English translation and critical analysis of the Orgyan-gling gold manuscript of the short Sukhāvatīvȳuha-sūtra T2 - Pure Land Buddhist studies. A1 - Halkias, Georgios, 1967- LA - English PP - Honolulu PB - University of Hawaiʻi Press YR - 2013 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn856976904 AB - Pure Land Buddhism as a whole has received comparatively little attention in Western studies on Buddhism, despite the importance of 'buddha-fields' (pure lands) for the growth and expression of Mahayana Buddhism. In this religious history of Tibetan Pure Land literature, the author delves into a rich collection of literary, historical, and archaeological sources to highlight important aspects of this neglected pan-Asian Buddhist tradition. OP - 335 CN - BQ8514.4.C62 H35 2013 SN - 0824837746 SN - 9780824837747 SN - 9780824871314 SN - 0824871316 SN - 9780824835903 SN - 0824835905 KW - Tripiṭaka. : Sūtrapiṭaka. : Sukhāvatīvyūha (Smaller) KW - Pure Land Buddhism : China : Tibet Autonomous Region. KW - Buddhist literature, Tibetan : History and criticism. KW - Bouddhisme de la Terre Pure : Chine : Région autonome du Tibet. KW - Littérature bouddhique tibétaine : Histoire et critique. KW - 11.94 religions of India: other. KW - 11.63 spirituality and mysticism. KW - 11.93 Buddhism. KW - RELIGION : Comparative Religion. KW - RELIGION : Buddhism : Tibetan. KW - Buddhist literature, Tibetan KW - Pure Land Buddhism KW - China : Tibet Autonomous Region KW - Boeddhisme. KW - Kosmologie. KW - Tibet. KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. ER -