The Shadow of the Dalai Lama: Sexuality, Magic and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism
Victor Trimondi, "The Shadow of the Dalai Lama: Sexuality, Magic and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism"
English | 1999 | ASIN: B0DTRSXZNZ | 100 pages | PDF | 5 MB
English | 1999 | ASIN: B0DTRSXZNZ | 100 pages | PDF | 5 MB
In March 1999 “The Shadow of the Dalai Lama: Sexuality, Magic and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism” by Victor und Victoria Trimondi appeared in Germany. The book looks in detail at the cultic background of Tibetan Buddhism and its clerical leader, the Dalai Lama. In this original work of analysis, interpretation and critique, the authors not only provide surprising, previously largely ignored factual information; they also undertake a philosophically well-grounded interpretation of Lamaism, rendering the Tibetan-Buddhist worldview understandable for Western readers through a comparison with European religious traditions. V. and V. Trimondi have succeeded in combining history, politics, religion and psychology in an impressive cultural-historical presentation.