藏书坊：西藏宗教（英）

Standing on the snow-covered plateau, which is recognized as the earth's peak, with an average elevation of about 4,500 meters, Tibet is an extremely attractive place by virtue of its grandness. For thousands of years, people living on this mystical land created a spiritual world with strong characteristics of the plateau culture through harmony with the nature. Tibetan religions can be likened to a flag of life on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a unique landscape of spiritual world of the Tibetan people as well as a window to observe the culture of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The book titled Tibetan Religions gives a comprehensive introduction to the status of Tibetan religions, starting with the Bon religion and focusing on Tibetan Buddhism, with brief introduction to Islam and Christianity, aiming to embody the embracement of traditional Chinese culture of unity, which is typically reflected by the concepts of “harmony” and “wholeness”. Through a simple content structure, the book makes specific analysis on the development of the Tibetan Bon religion and related monasteries; the origin, development and sects in Tibetan Buddhism; the introduction and development of Christianity in Tibet; the history of Islam in Tibet and cultural background as well as the religious life of Muslim families. It describes and interprets Tibetan religions from a unique perspective highlighting the plateau culture. The book provides an overview of the Tibetan religions in a way easy to understand and introduces various Tibetan Buddhism sects from a macro perspective. Particularly, the introduction to related monasteries is a characteristic of the book. It is very helpful for readers to have a comprehensive understanding of the Tibetan religions.