Luminous Bodies, Playful Children, and Abusive Grandmothers: Trauma, Dissociation, and Disorganized Attachment in the Early History of Great Perfection (<i>rDzogs Chen</i>) Buddhism
This contribution explores the development of the highest teachings of the “Old School” (<i>rnying ma</i>) of Tibetan Buddhism, known as the Great Perfection (<i>rdzogs chen</i>). Between the tenth and the twelfth centuries, when the “New Schools...
Main Author: | Flavio A. Geisshuesler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-03-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/3/114 |
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