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John Powers (1) (1957–)

Author of Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

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About the Author

John Powers teaches at the Center for Asian Societies and Histories at the Australian National University

Works by John Powers

Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism (1995) 259 copies

A Concise Introduction To Tibetan Buddhism (2008) 53 copies

Wisdom of Buddha: The Samdhinirmochana Sutra (1995) 37 copies

A Concise Encyclopedia of Buddhism (Concise Encyclopedia of World Faiths) (2000) 36 copies

History As Propaganda: Tibetan Exiles versus the People's Republic of China (2004) 26 copies

A Bull of a Man: Images of Masculinity, Sex, and the Body in Indian Buddhism (2009) 19 copies

Hermeneutics and Tradition in the Samdhinirmocana-sutra (Buddhist Tradition) (v. 53) (2004) 7 copies

The Yogācāra school of Buddhism : a bibliography (1991) 5 copies

Religion und Kultur Tibets. Das geistige Erbe eines buddhistischen Landes (2002) 2 copies

Úvod do tibetského buddhismu (revidované vydání) (2009) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1957
Gender: male
Places of residence: South Asia
Australia
Occupations: senior lecturer
Organizations: Australian National University

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ISBNs: 85
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