Herbert V. Guenther
Herbert V. Guenther is Professor Emeritus of Far Eastern Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Among his many published works are his translation of The Life and Teaching of Naropa and The Dawn of Tantra.
Titles by Herbert V. Guenther
Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan
Paperback / Shambhala Dragon Editions / 112 pages / 6 x 9
ISBN 978-1-57062-896-2 / November 2001
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Westerners wanting to know about tantra—particularly the Buddhist tantra of Tibet—often find only speculation and fancy. Tibet has been shrouded in mystery, and "tantra" has been called upon to name every kind of esoteric fantasy. In The Dawn of Tantra the reader meets...
rDzogs-chen and the New Sciences of Mind
Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan / Science
Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 328 pages / 6 x 9
ISBN 978-1-57062-641-8 / January 1989
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Writing in the language of the new sciences, Herbert Guenther traces the evolution of Buddhist views on cognition and points to their relevance in the contemporary world. The history of Buddhist thought is a unique example of the interplay between reductionism and creativity, between conservatism...
Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan
Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 352 pages / 6 x 9
ISBN 978-1-57062-614-2 / January 1986
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In this skillful translation, Herbert Guenther offers English-speaking readers sGam.po.pa's comprehensive and authoritative exposition of the stages of the Buddhist path. A masterly survey of Tibetan Buddhism, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation explains how an enlightened attitude is strengthened...
Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan
Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 312 pages / 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
ISBN 978-1-57062-101-7 / April 1995
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In the history of Tibetan Buddhism, the eleventh-century Indian mystic Nâropa occupies an unusual position, for his life and teachings mark both the end of a long tradition and the beginning of a new and rich era in Buddhist thought. Nâropa's biography, translated by the world-renowned...
Scientific and Human Aspects of rDzogs-chen Thought
Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan
Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 328 pages / 6 x 9
ISBN 978-1-57062-649-4 / January 1983
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World-renowned Buddhist scholar Herbert V. Guenther here offers the first comprehensive study of the rDzogs-chen or Ati tradition of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Matrix of Mystery explores man's ability to preserve as well as transmit essential insights into the structure of...
