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Western projections onto Tibetan Buddhism - Cultural transfer of religious, psychological and artistic values
thesis
posted on 2019-12-16, 23:23 authored by GIOVANNI ARCAThe 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.
History
Principal supervisor
Ian William MabbettAdditional supervisor 1
David TemplemanYear of Award
2019Department, School or Centre
School of Philosophical, Historical & International StudiesCourse
Doctor of PhilosophyDegree Type
DOCTORATECampus location
AustraliaFaculty
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Keywords
VajrayānaTibetanBuddhismScientificationPsychobuddhismTantrismTantric iconographyBuddhist iconographyVajrayāna iconographyPsychophysicalPsychedelic BuddhismEsotericismSubjective Religious ExperienceReligious conservationCultural religious transferCulturomicsNeuro-metaphysicsDe-essentialization of religionEsotericSREEsoteric superimpositionEsoteric BuddhismTantric secrecyMahāyānaDzogchenEntheoteric BuddhismEntheotericismScientific misrepresentationScientification of religionIconographic misinterpretationTibetan artTibetan BuddhismNyin thangChögyal Yonten Gyamtso ( 8th Drugu Chögyal)Buddhist Tantric ArtTantric transmissionBar do thos grolTibetan Book of the DeadReligious StudiesPsychology of ReligionOther Asian Literature (excl. South-East Asian)