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Book Consecration of Images and St  pas in Indo Tibetan Tantric Buddhism

Download or read book Consecration of Images and St pas in Indo Tibetan Tantric Buddhism written by Yael Bentor and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1996 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the Indo-Tibetan ritual of rendering religious objects sacred concerns one of the fundamental Buddhist tantric processes of transformation into a chosen tantric Buddha. It provides a general discussion of the ritual as well as detailed analyses of each ritual step in the composite present-day consecration.

Book Consecration of Images and Stupas in Indo Tibetan Tantric Buddhism

Download or read book Consecration of Images and Stupas in Indo Tibetan Tantric Buddhism written by Yael Bentor and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Becoming the Buddha

    Book Details:
  • Author : Donald K. Swearer
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2004-02-15
  • ISBN : 9780691114354
  • Pages : 364 pages

Download or read book Becoming the Buddha written by Donald K. Swearer and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2004-02-15 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The process by which this transformation occurs through chant, sermon, meditation, and the presence of charismatic monks is at the heart of this book."--BOOK JACKET.

Book American Doctoral Dissertations

Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Inside Tibetan Buddhism

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert A. F. Thurman
  • Publisher : Harper San Francisco
  • Release : 1995
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 204 pages

Download or read book Inside Tibetan Buddhism written by Robert A. F. Thurman and published by Harper San Francisco. This book was released on 1995 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich in detail and visually powerful, this compelling picture book provides insight into the intricate and profound world of Tibetan Buddhism. Striking images of sacred spaces, participants, art, and ritual choreography are used to explain such precepts as karma, emptiness, compassion, death and rebirth, the Eight Fold Path, and the processes of Tantric deity practice. 150 color and black-and-white photos.

Book PIATS

    Book Details:
  • Author : International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 468 pages

Download or read book PIATS written by International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Tibetan Literature

    Book Details:
  • Author : Leonard van der Kuijp
  • Publisher : Shambhala Publications
  • Release : 1996-01-01
  • ISBN : 1559390441
  • Pages : 555 pages

Download or read book Tibetan Literature written by Leonard van der Kuijp and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tibetan Literature addresses the immense variety of Tibet's literary heritage. An introductory essay by the editors attempts to assess the overall nature of 'literature' in Tibet and to understand some of the ways in which it may be analyzed into genres. The remainder of the book contains articles by nearly thirty scholars from America, Europe, and Asia—each of whom addresses an important genre of Tibetan literature. These articles are distributed among eight major rubrics: two on history and biography, six on canonical and quasi-canonical texts, four on philosophical literature, four on literature on the paths, four on ritual, four on literary arts, four on non-literary arts and sciences, and two on guidebooks and reference works.

Book Subject Guide to Children s Books in Print 1997

Download or read book Subject Guide to Children s Books in Print 1997 written by Bowker Editorial Staff and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 2776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kriy  sa   grahapa  jik

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ryugen Tanemura
  • Publisher : Groningen Oriental Studies
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 396 pages

Download or read book Kriy sa grahapa jik written by Ryugen Tanemura and published by Groningen Oriental Studies. This book was released on 2004 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical edition and annotated translations of selected sections.

Book   aivism and the Tantric Traditions

Download or read book aivism and the Tantric Traditions written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several fields of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of the Śaiva religions, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Buddhism, Śaivism and Vaiṣṇavism; religious art and architecture; and Sanskrit belles lettres. Grateful former students, joined by other experts influenced by his scholarship, here offer papers that make significant contributions to our understanding of the cultural, religious, political, and intellectual histories of premodern South and Southeast Asia. Contributors are: Peter Bisschop, Judit Törzsök, Alex Watson, Isabelle Ratié, Christopher Wallis, Péter-Dániel Szántó, Srilata Raman, Csaba Dezső, Gergely Hidas, Nina Mirnig, John Nemec, Bihani Sarkar, Jürgen Hanneder, Diwakar Acharya, James Mallinson, Csaba Kiss, Jason Birch, Elizabeth Mills, Ryugen Tanemura, Anthony Tribe, and Parul Dave-Mukherji.

Book Religions of Tibet in Practice

Download or read book Religions of Tibet in Practice written by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-25 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1997, Religions of Tibet in Practice is a landmark work--the first major anthology on the topic ever produced. This new edition--abridged to further facilitate course use--presents a stunning array of works that together offer an unparalleled view of the Tibetan religious landscape over the centuries. Organized thematically, the twenty-eight chapters are testimony to the vast scope of religious practice in the Tibetan world, past and present. Religions of Tibet in Practice remains a work of great value to scholars, students, and general readers.

Book The Art of South and Southeast Asia

Download or read book The Art of South and Southeast Asia written by Steven Kossak and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2001 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents works of art selected from the South and Southeast Asian and Islamic collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, lessons plans, and classroom activities.

Book The Arts of India  Southeast Asia  and the Himalayas at the Dallas Museum of Art

Download or read book The Arts of India Southeast Asia and the Himalayas at the Dallas Museum of Art written by Dallas Museum of Art and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the Dallas Museum of Art has expanded its collection of South Asian art from a small number of Indian temple sculptures to nearly 500 works, including Indian Hindu and Buddhist sculptures, Himalayan Buddhist bronze sculptures and ritual objects, artwork from Southeast Asia, and decorative arts from India's Mughal period. Artworks in the collection have origins from the former Ottoman empire to Java, and architectural pieces suggest the grandeur of buildings in the Indian tradition. This volume details the cultural and artistic significance of more than 140 featured works, which range from Tibetan thangkas and Indian miniature paintings to stone sculptures and bronzes. Relating these works to one another through interconnecting narratives and cross-references, scholars and curators provide a broad cultural history of the region. Distributed for the Dallas Museum of Art

Book The Gods of Northern Buddhism

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alice Getty
  • Publisher : Courier Corporation
  • Release : 1988-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780486255750
  • Pages : 350 pages

Download or read book The Gods of Northern Buddhism written by Alice Getty and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invaluable reference covers names, attributes, symbolism, representations of deities in Mahayana pantheon of China, Japan, Tibet, etc. 185 illus.

Book Jewel in the Ashes

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  • Author : Brian D. Ruppert
  • Publisher : BRILL
  • Release : 2020-03-23
  • ISBN : 1684173388
  • Pages : 535 pages

Download or read book Jewel in the Ashes written by Brian D. Ruppert and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the ninth to the fourteenth centuries, this study analyzes the ways in which relics functioned as material media for the interactions of Buddhist clerics, the imperial family, lay aristocrats, and warrior society and explores the multivocality of relics by dealing with specific historical examples. Brian Ruppert argues that relics offered means for reinforcing or subverting hierarchical relations. The author's critical literary and anthropological analyses attest to the prominence of relic veneration in government, in lay practice associated with the maintenance of the imperial line and warrior houses, and in the promotion of specific Buddhist sects in Japan.

Book Buddhist Magic

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sam van Schaik
  • Publisher : Shambhala Publications
  • Release : 2020-07-28
  • ISBN : 0834842815
  • Pages : 241 pages

Download or read book Buddhist Magic written by Sam van Schaik and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating exploration of the role that magic has played in the history of Buddhism As far back as we can see in the historical record, Buddhist monks and nuns have offered services including healing, divination, rain making, aggressive magic, and love magic to local clients. Studying this history, scholar Sam van Schaik concludes that magic and healing have played a key role in Buddhism's flourishing, yet they have rarely been studied in academic circles or by Western practitioners. The exclusion of magical practices and powers from most discussions of Buddhism in the modern era can be seen as part of the appropriation of Buddhism by Westerners, as well as an effect of modernization movements within Asian Buddhism. However, if we are to understand the way Buddhism has worked in the past, the way it still works now in many societies, and the way it can work in the future, we need to examine these overlooked aspects of Buddhist practice. In Buddhist Magic, van Schaik takes a book of spells and rituals--one of the earliest that has survived--from the Silk Road site of Dunhuang as the key reference point for discussing Buddhist magic in Tibet and beyond. After situating Buddhist magic within a cross-cultural history of world magic, he discusses sources of magic in Buddhist scripture, early Buddhist rituals of protection, medicine and the spread of Buddhism, and magic users. Including material from across the vast array of Buddhist traditions, van Schaik offers readers a fascinating, nuanced view of a topic that has too long been ignored.