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En tibetansk lamas sista meditation : En kvalitativ studie av en dödsprocess inom tibetansk buddhism

Carlberg, Stefan LU (2014) RHEX01 20141
Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
Abstract
The present thesis is a study of Tenga Rinpoches death process and physical death, based on interviews, textual studies and image analysis. Special attention is given to a particular kind of meditation practiced in close connection to physical death and aimed at reaching a state of mind that in the Tibetan tradition is called tukdam. Further attention is given to how students experiences and relates to the the death process and death of their teacher, and how the photographical image of Tenga Rinpoche in tukdam meditation, published on internet, is envisioned as a relic. Despite the complex and difficult experiences resulting from the death of Tenga Rinpoche, the students convey how his teachings strengthened within them during the last... (More)
The present thesis is a study of Tenga Rinpoches death process and physical death, based on interviews, textual studies and image analysis. Special attention is given to a particular kind of meditation practiced in close connection to physical death and aimed at reaching a state of mind that in the Tibetan tradition is called tukdam. Further attention is given to how students experiences and relates to the the death process and death of their teacher, and how the photographical image of Tenga Rinpoche in tukdam meditation, published on internet, is envisioned as a relic. Despite the complex and difficult experiences resulting from the death of Tenga Rinpoche, the students convey how his teachings strengthened within them during the last days of his life. (Less)
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author
Carlberg, Stefan LU
supervisor
organization
course
RHEX01 20141
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Tibetan buddhism, Tenga Rinpoche, Tukdam meditation, Tantric meditations, relic worship, religion and internet
language
Swedish
id
4462960
date added to LUP
2014-06-12 10:01:36
date last changed
2015-12-14 13:35:39
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  abstract     = {{The present thesis is a study of Tenga Rinpoches death process and physical death, based on interviews, textual studies and image analysis. Special attention is given to a particular kind of meditation practiced in close connection to physical death and aimed at reaching a state of mind that in the Tibetan tradition is called tukdam. Further attention is given to how students experiences and relates to the the death process and death of their teacher, and how the photographical image of Tenga Rinpoche in tukdam meditation, published on internet, is envisioned as a relic. Despite the complex and difficult experiences resulting from the death of Tenga Rinpoche, the students convey how his teachings strengthened within them during the last days of his life.}},
  author       = {{Carlberg, Stefan}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{En tibetansk lamas sista meditation : En kvalitativ studie av en dödsprocess inom tibetansk buddhism}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}