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Il Kumbum di Gyantse e l'architettura tibetana

Ricca, Simone. Il Kumbum di Gyantse e l’architettura tibetana. MA Thesis, Politecnico di Torino – Facoltà di Architettura, 1991.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

In This Body and Life - The Religious and Social Significance of Hermits and Hermitages in Eastern Tibet Today and During Recent History

Turek, Magdalena. "“In This Body and Life” The Religious and Social Significance of Hermits and Hermitages in Eastern Tibet Today and During Recent History". PhD diss., University of Berlin, 2013.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Indian Buddhist Meditation-Theory: History, Development and Systematization

Griffiths, Paul J. Indian Buddhist Meditation-Theory: History, Development and Systematization. PhD diss., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Intellectual Gatekeeper: Sa-Skya Paṇḍita Envisions the Ideal Scholar

Gold, Jonathan C. Intellectual Gatekeeper: Sa-Skya Paṇḍita Envisions the Ideal Scholar. PhD diss., University of Chicago, 2003.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Interpretations of Unity: Hermeneutics in Śākya mchog ldan's Interpretation of the Five Treatises of Maitreya

Turenne, Philippe. "Interpretations of Unity: Hermeneutics in Śākya mchog ldan's Interpretation of the Five Treatises of Maitreya." PhD diss., McGill University, 2010. https://archive.org/details/interpretationsofunityhermeneuticsinsakyamchogldaninterpretationoffivetreatiseso_985_N/mode/2up.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Interpreting Mahāyāna Syncretism: A Comparative Study of Śāntarakṣita's The Ornament for the Middle Way in Indian and Tibetan Contexts

Blumenthal, James A. Interpreting Mahāyāna Syncretism: A Comparative Study of Śāntarakṣita's The Ornament for the Middle Way in Indian and Tibetan Contexts. PhD diss., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Interpreting the Vajra Rosary: Truth and Method Meets Wisdom and Method

Kittay, David. Interpreting the Vajra Rosary: Truth and Method Meets Wisdom and Method. PhD diss., Columbia University, 2011.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Into the Jaws of Yama, Lord of Death: Death and Identity in China and Tibet

Tsomo, Karma Lekshe. Into the Jaws of Yama, Lord of Death: Death and Identity in China and Tibet. PhD diss., University of Hawai'i, 2000.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Invoking the Blessings of the Tibetan Buddhist Goddess Tara Through Chanting Her Mantra to Overcome Fear

Villanueva, Karen Nelson. "Invoking the Blessings of the Tibetan Buddhist Goddess Tara Through Chanting Her Mantra to Overcome Fear". PhD diss., California Institute of Integral Studies, 2013.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Jeweled Dialogues: The Role of The Book in the Formation of the Kadam Tradition Within Tibet

Miller, Amy Sims. Jeweled Dialogues: The Role of The Book in the Formation of the Kadam Tradition Within Tibet. PhD diss., University of Virginia, 2004.
Dissertations · MA Theses

Kangsol - A Vajrakila Performance Tradition of Sumthrang Monastery in Central Bhutan

Nyenda, Sonam. "Kangsöl: A Vajrakīla Performance Tradition of Sumthrang Monastery in Central Bhutan." Master's thesis, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2016.
Dissertations · MA Theses

Karma Chags Med's Mountain Dharma: Tibetan Advice on Sociologies of Retreat

Haynie, Eric. "Karma Chags Med's Mountain Dharma: Tibetan Advice on Sociologies of Retreat." MA Theses, University of Colorado, 2013.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Keeping the Faith - An Investigation into the Ways that Tibetan Buddhist Ethics and Practice Inform and Direct Development Activity in Ladakh, North-West India

Butcher, Andrea. "Keeping the Faith: An Investigation into the Ways that Tibetan Buddhist Ethics and Practice Inform and Direct Development Activity in Ladakh, North-West India". PhD diss., University of Virginia, 2013. of Aberdeen, 2013.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Knowing Body, Moving Mind: Ritualizing and Learning in Two Buddhist Centres in Toronto

Campbell, Patricia Q. Knowing Body, Moving Mind: Ritualizing and Learning in Two Buddhist Centres in Toronto. PhD diss., Wilfrid Laurier University, 2009.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Knowing that one knows

Dissertations · PhD diss.

Knowledge and Authority in Tibetan Middle Way Schools of Buddhism: A Study of the Gelukba (dge lugs pa) Epistemology of Jamyang Shayba ('jam dbyangs bzhad pa) In Its Historical Context

Maher, Derek Frank. Knowledge and Authority in Tibetan Middle Way Schools of Buddhism: A Study of the Gelukba (dge lugs pa) Epistemology of Jamyang Shayba ('jam dbyangs bzhad pa) In Its Historical Context. PhD diss., University of Virginia, 2003.
Dissertations · MA Theses

Kritische Edition, Ubersetzung und Interpretation des Lta ba‘i khyad par von Ye shes sde

Krobath, Florian. "Kritische Edition, Übersetzung und Interpretation des Lta ba‘i khyad par von Ye shes sde". Master's thesis, University of Vienna, 2011.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Kālacakra: Textual and Ritual Perspectives

Andresen, Jensine. Kālacakra Textual and Ritual Perspectives. PhD Diss., Harvard University, 1997.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Kūkai, Founder of Japanese Shingon Buddhism: Portraits of His Life

Green, Ronald Steve. Kūkai, Founder of Japanese Shingon Buddhism: Portraits of His Life. PhD diss., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Kṣemendra's "Bodhisattvāvadānakalpalatā": A Text-Critical Edition and Translation of Chapters One to Five

Rothenberg, Bonnie Lynne. Kṣemendra's "Bodhisattvāvadānakalpalatā": A Text-Critical Edition and Translation of Chapters One to Five. PhD diss., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990.
Dissertations · MA Thesis

L'Architettura del Ladakh

Celi, Roberta. L'Architettura del Ladakh: Tesi di Laurea in Storia dell'Arte dell'India e dell'Asia Centrale. MA Thesis, Università degli Studi di Bologna, 2002.
Dissertations · MA Theses

L'arte Buddhista in Ladakh: Una Tradizione Vivente

Fiore, Gavriella. L'arte Buddhista in Ladakh: Una Tradizione Vivente. Universita' degli Studi di Bologna - Facolta' di Lettere e Filosofia, 2003.
Dissertations · MA Theses

La Pittura Religiosa Newar del XX Secolo: Tradizione ed Innovazione - Analisi della Pittura Tradizionale Contemporanea nella Valle del Nepal

Soranzo, Anna. La pittura religiosa newar del XX secolo: Tradizione ed innovazione - Analisi della pittura tradizionale contemporanea nella Valle del Nepal. M. A. thesis, Università di Bologna, 2002.
Dissertations · MA Theses

La Statuaria in Metallo nella Valle di Kathmandu: Evoluzione e Sviluppi nel XXI Secolo

Graldi, Aurora. La Statuaria in Metallo nella Valle di Kathmandu: Evoluzione e Sviluppi nel XXI Secolo. M. A. thesis, Università di Bologna, 2010.
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Lamps for the Mind: Illumination and Innovation in dPal dbyangs's Mahāyoga

Takahashi, Kammie Morrison. Lamps for the Mind: Illumination and Innovation in dPal dbyangs's Mahāyoga. PhD diss., University of Virginia, 2009.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Le Dharmadharmatāvibhāga, texte bouddhique de l’Inde du IV siècle

Denis, Diane, Le Dharmadharmatāvibhāga, texte bouddhique de l’Inde du IV siècle, traduction des stances et du commentaire de Mipham, suivie d’un examen minutieux. Quebec: Universite Laval, 2013.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Le commentaire de Mi-pham au chapitre IX du Bodhicaryāvatāra de Śāntideva: Échos modernes d'une controverse du XVème siècle

Arguillère, Stéphane. "Le commentaire de Mi-pham au chapitre IX du Bodhicaryāvatāra de Śāntideva: Échos modernes d'une controverse du XVème siècle." PhD diss., Université Paris-Sorbonne, 1994.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Le renoncement au feminin - couvents et nonnes dans le bouddhisme tibetain

Schneider, Nicole. "Le renoncement au féminin: couvents et nonnes dans le bouddhisme tibétain". PhD diss., Université Paris Ouest Nanterre-La Défense, 2010.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Les tsha tsha du monde Tibetain - etudes de la production, de l'iconographie et des styles des moulages et estampages bouddhiques

Namgyal-lama, Kunsang. "Les tsha tsha du monde Tibétain: études de la production, de l'iconographie et des styles des moulages et estampages bouddhiques". PhD diss., Université Paris-Sorbonne, 2013.
Dissertations · MA Theses

Lhagang Monastery in Myth, History and Contemporary Society

Sonam, Wangmo. "Lhagang Monastery in Myth, History and Contemporary Society". Master's thesis, University of Oslo, 2013.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Like Pouring Water into Water - Buddhist Lineages, Modernity and the Continuity of Memory in the Twentieth-Century History of Tibetan Buddhism

Pitkin Annabella. "Like Pouring Water into Water: Buddhist Lineages, Modernity and the Continuity of Memory in the Twentieth-Century History of Tibetan Buddhism". PhD diss., Columbia University, 2009.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Linguistic Ambiguities, the Transmissional Process, and the Earliest Recoverable Language of Buddhism

Levman, Bryan Geoffrey. "Linguistic Ambiguities, the Transmissional Process, and the Earliest Recoverable Language of Buddhism". PhD diss., University of Toronto, 2014.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Listening to Places: A Comparative Study of Zen, Sufism, & Cosmology

Snow, Joseph A. Listening to Places: A Comparative Study of Zen, Sufism, & Cosmology. PhD diss., Syracuse University, 2009.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Living Systems, Karmic Formation, and Peacemaking: A Study of the Human Group-Field

Dorris, Roger William. Living Systems, Karmic Formation, and Peacemaking: A Study of the Human Group-Field. PhD diss., Union Institute and University, 2004.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Logic, Lives, and Lineage: Jetsun Chökyi Gyaltsen's Ascension and the Secret Biography of Khedrup Geleg Pelzang

Ary, Elijah S.. Logic, Lives, and Lineage: Jetsun Chökyi Gyaltsen's Ascension and the Secret Biography of Khedrup Geleg Pelzang. PhD diss., Harvard University, 2007.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Looking Back to Point Zero: Reverence for the Unknown

Piper, Robert Kent. Looking Back to Point Zero: Reverence for the Unknown. PhD diss., York University, 2005.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Love in Christianity and Buddhism: A Comparative Study of Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae and Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra

Gu, Rouyan. "Love in Christianity and Buddhism: A Comparative Study of Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae and Śāntideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra." PhD diss., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2019.
Dissertations · MA Thesis

Luminosity: Reflexive Awareness in Ratnākaraśānti's Pith Instructions for the Ornament of the Middle Way

Yiannopoulos, Alexander. "Luminosity: Reflexive Awareness in Ratnākaraśānti's Pith Instructions for the Ornament of the Middle Way." MA thesis, Kathmandu University, 2012.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Madhyamaka and Pyrrhonism - Doctrinal, Linguistic and Historical Parallels and Interactions Between Madhyama Buddhism and Hellenic Pyrrhonism

Uddiyan, Saber. "Madhyamaka and Pyrrhonism: Doctrinal, Linguistic and Historical Parallels and Interactions Between Madhyama Buddhism and Hellenic Pyrrhonism". PhD diss., Oxford University, 2014.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Magical Movements ('phrul 'khor): Ancient Yogic Practices in the Bön Religion and Contemporary Medical Perspectives

Chaoul, Marco Alejandro. "Magical Movements ('phrul 'khor): Ancient Yogic Practices in the Bön Religion and Contemporary Medical Perspectives." PhD diss., Rice University, 2006.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Mahayana Phoenix: Japan's Buddhists at the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions

Harding, John. Mahayana Phoenix: Japan's Buddhists at the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions. PhD diss., University of Pennsylvania, 2003.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Mahāmudrā Meditation-Stages and Contemporary Cognitive Psychology: A Study in Comparative Psychological Hermeneutics

Brown, Daniel P. Mahāmudrā Meditation-Stages and Contemporary Cognitive Psychology: A Study in Comparative Psychological Hermeneutics. PhD diss., University of Chicago, 1981.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Mahāyāna Buddhist Religious Practice and The Perfection of Wisdom

Dissertations · PhD diss.

Making the Old New Again and Again: Legitimation and Innovation in the Tibetan Buddhist Chod Tradition

Sorensen, Michelle J. "Making the Old New Again and Again: Legitimation and Innovation in the Tibetan Buddhist Chod Tradition," Ph.D. dissertation, Columbia University, 2013.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Manchu-Tibetan Relations in the Early Seventeenth Century: A Reappraisal

Kam, Tak Sing. Manchu-Tibetan Relations in the Early Seventeenth Century: A Reappraisal. PhD diss., Harvard University, 1994.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Mani Rimdu. Text and Tradition in a Tibetan Ritual

Kohn, Richard Jay. Mani Rimdu. Text and Tradition in a Tibetan Ritual. PhD diss., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Masters of Magical Powers: The Nāth Siddhas in the Light of Esoteric Notions

Djurdjevic, Gordan. Masters of Magical Powers: The Nāth Siddhas in the Light of Esoteric Notions. PhD diss., University of British Columbia, 2005.
Dissertations · MA Theses

Materials for the Study of Gesar Practices

Forgues, Gregory. "Materials for the Study of Gesar Practices". Master's thesis, University of Vienna, 2011.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Materials of Buddhist Culture - Aesthetics and Cosmopolitanism at Mindroling Monastery

Townsend, Dominique. "Materials of Buddhist Culture: Aesthetics and Cosmopolitanism at Mindroling Monastery". PhD diss., Columbia University, 2012.
Dissertations · PhD diss.

Maṇḍala Symbolism in Tantric Buddhism

Ray, Reginald Alden. Maṇḍala Symbolism in Tantric Buddhism. PhD diss., University of Chicago, 1973.
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