Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-322) and index.
Indian Mahayana origins and departures -- Pure lands and the Tibetan empire -- The dharma that goes against the ways of the world -- Tibetan Pure Land commentaries -- Tantric transfer in Sukhavati -- The celestial treasures of Buddha Amitabha.
Pure Land Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region. Buddhist literature, Tibetan--History and criticism. RELIGION--Comparative Religion. RELIGION--Buddhism--Tibetan. Buddhist literature, Tibetan. Pure Land Buddhism. Boeddhisme. Kosmologie.