10.26180/5df811d6e5b86 GIOVANNI ARCA GIOVANNI ARCA Western projections onto Tibetan Buddhism - Cultural transfer of religious, psychological and artistic values Monash University 2019 Vajrayāna Tibetan Buddhism Scientification Psychobuddhism Tantrism Tantric iconography Buddhist iconography Vajrayāna iconography Psychophysical Psychedelic Buddhism Esotericism Subjective Religious Experience Religious conservation Cultural religious transfer Culturomics Neuro-metaphysics De-essentialization of religion Esoteric SRE Esoteric superimposition Esoteric Buddhism Tantric secrecy Mahāyāna Dzogchen Entheoteric Buddhism Entheotericism Scientific misrepresentation Scientification of religion Iconographic misinterpretation Tibetan art Tibetan Buddhism Nyin thang Chögyal Yonten Gyamtso ( 8th Drugu Chögyal) Buddhist Tantric Art Tantric transmission Bar do thos grol Tibetan Book of the Dead Religious Studies Psychology of Religion Other Asian Literature (excl. South-East Asian) 2019-12-16 23:23:01 Thesis https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Western_projections_onto_Tibetan_Buddhism_-_Cultural_transfer_of_religious_psychological_and_artistic_values/11370354 The West has generally understood Tibetan Buddhism through a composite process of cultural transfers and filters. Christianity, Esoteric currents, Psychology and Art have contributed to transfer meanings that do not belong to this religious tradition, thereby creating perceptions that misrepresent it. This study investigates the causes, nature and extent of these western misconceptions of Tibetan Buddhism, and demonstrates how this affects its perception from a global socio-religious standpoint.