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| Author | Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama and Geshe Thupten Jinpa |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Publisher | Wisdom Publications |
Publication date | 1995 |
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| ISBN | 0-86171-097-5 |
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| LC Class | BQ7610 .B77 1995 |
The World of Tibetan Buddhism is a 1995 book written by the Dalai Lama, translated and edited by Geshe Thupten Jinpa, in which he offers a clear and penetrating overview of Tibetan Buddhist practice from the Four Noble Truths to Highest Yoga Tantra.
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