A Concise Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism - Softcover

Praise for Powers' previous book, Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism:

"The best single-volume introduction to Tibetan Buddhist practice and culture." - Library Journal

"A comprehensive and eminently comprehensible overview...Powers' substantial Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism . . . is able to discuss even the most complex aspects of Tibetan Buddhism in a straightforward and engaging manner...He conveys the drama of the history of this multifaceted tradition...while his descriptions of Tibetan geography, architecture...[etc.] give us a vivid picture of life in Tibet."-Booklist

"The vitality of Tibetan Buddhism in exile has exceeded anything anyone could have predicted; hence the need of a book that presents its history, doctrines, lineages, practices and tantric essence in a cogent way. John Powers' Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism does this!" - Professor Huston Smith

"...presents the wide spectrum of Tibetan Buddhism in clear, concise form with Western methodology and critical appreciation. This work beautifully elucidates the nature of the complex religious and philosophical disciplines of Tibet." - Lobsang Lhalungpa, author of The Life of Milarepa

John Powers received an M.A. in Indian Philosophy from McMaster University and a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from the University of Virginia. A specialist in Indo-Tibetan philosophy and meditation theory, he has published widely on Buddhist thought and practice. He teaches at the Center for Asian Societies and Histories at the Australian National University. He lives in Canberra, Australia