Tibetan Renaissance: Tantric Buddhism in the Rebirth of Tibetan Culture

How did a society on the edge of collapse and dominated by wandering bands of armed men give way to a vibrant Buddhist culture, led by yogins and scholars? Ronald M. Davidson explores how the translation and spread of esoteric Buddhist texts dramatically shaped Tibetan society and led to its rise as the center of Buddhist culture throughout Asia, replacing India as the perceived source of religious ideology and tradition. Durgaing the Tibetan Renaissance (950-1200 C.E.), monks and yogins tr...