The Tibetan Version of The Scripture on the Ten Kings and the Quest for Chinese Influence on the Tibetan Perception of the After life

Abstract

The book contains a translation of the first known Tibetan version of The Scripture on the Ten Kings, introduced by parts on Indian Buddhist ideas of hells, Tibetan texts of "returners from hells" and on Maudgalyāyana's rescue of his mother from hells.

Keywords

• Version
• Scripture
• Ten
• Kings
• Quest
• for
• Chinese
• Influence
• Tibetan
• Perception
• After
• life