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Consecration Of Images And St Pas In Indo Tibetan Tantric Buddhism
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Author : Yael Bentor
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1996
Consecration Of Images And St Pas In Indo Tibetan Tantric Buddhism written by Yael Bentor and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Religion categories.
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.
Consecration Of Images And Stupas In Indo Tibetan Tantric Buddhism
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Author : Yael Bentor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Consecration Of Images And Stupas In Indo Tibetan Tantric Buddhism written by Yael Bentor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with categories.
The Indo Tibetan Buddhist Consecration Ritual For St Pas Images Books And Temples
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Author : Yael Bentor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
The Indo Tibetan Buddhist Consecration Ritual For St Pas Images Books And Temples written by Yael Bentor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Deg-lugs-pa (Sect) categories.
Consecration Of Images And St Pas In Indo Tibetan Tantric Buddhism
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Author : Yael Bentor
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-08-14
Consecration Of Images And St Pas In Indo Tibetan Tantric Buddhism written by Yael Bentor and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-14 with History categories.
The present work is an investigation of the Indo-Tibetan ritual for consecrating images, stûpas, books and temples. It is based on a thorough examination of the relevant Tibetan textual material contained in Tantras, commentaries, ritual manuals and explanatory works on consecration. As rituals are meant to be performed, this textual study is combined with observations of performances and interviews with performers. The book opens with a general discussion of certain principles of tantric rituals and the foundations of Indo-Tibetan consecration. The main part focuses on a specific performance of the ritual in a Tibetan monastery located in the Kathmandu Valley. This volume contributes to the often neglected field of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist rituals. It is concerned with the sacred nature of objects for worship as well as with the main Buddhist tantric transformation into a chosen tantric Buddha.
Becoming The Buddha
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Author : Donald K. Swearer
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-07-21
Becoming The Buddha written by Donald K. Swearer and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-21 with Religion categories.
Becoming the Buddha is the first book-length study of a key ritual of Buddhist practice in Asia: the consecration of a Buddha image or "new Buddha," a ceremony by which the Buddha becomes present or alive. Through a richly detailed, accessible exploration of this ritual in northern Thailand, an exploration that stands apart from standard text-based or anthropological approaches, Donald Swearer makes a major contribution to our understanding of the Buddha image, its role in Buddhist devotional life, and its relationship to the veneration of Buddha relics. Blending ethnography, analysis, and Buddhist texts related to this mimetic reenactment of the night of the Buddha's enlightenment, he demonstrates that the image becomes the Buddha's surrogate by being invested with the Buddha's story and charged with the extraordinary power of Buddhahood. The process by which this transformation occurs through chant, sermon, meditation, and the presence of charismatic monks is at the heart of this book. Known as "opening the eyes of the Buddha," image consecration traditions throughout Buddhist Asia share much in common. Within the cultural context of northern Thailand, Becoming the Buddha illuminates scriptural accounts of the making of the first Buddha image; looks at debates over the ritual's historical origin, at Buddhological insights achieved, and at the hermeneutics of absence and presence; and provides a thematic comparison of several Buddhist traditions.
Conjuring The Buddha
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Author : Jacob P. Dalton
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2023-01-17
Conjuring The Buddha written by Jacob P. Dalton and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-17 with Religion categories.
Ritual manuals are among the most common and most personal forms of Buddhist literature. Since at least the late fifth century, individual practitioners—including monks, nuns, teachers, disciples, and laypeople—have kept texts describing how to perform the daily rites. These manuals represent an intimate counterpart to the canonical sutras and the tantras, speaking to the lived experience of Buddhist practice. Conjuring the Buddha offers a history of early tantric Buddhist ritual through the lens of the Tibetan manuscripts discovered near Dunhuang on the ancient Silk Road. Jacob P. Dalton argues that the spread of ritual manuals offered Buddhists an extracanonical literary form through which to engage with their tradition in new and locally specific ways. He suggests that ritual manuals were the literary precursors to the tantras, crucial to the emergence of esoteric Buddhism. Examining a series of ninth- and tenth-century tantric manuals from Dunhuang, Dalton uncovers lost moments in the development of rituals such as consecration, possession, sexual yoga, the Great Perfection, and the subtle body practices of the winds and channels. He also traces the use of poetic language in ritual manuals, showing how at pivotal moments, metaphor, simile, rhythm, and rhyme were deployed to evoke carefully sculpted affective experiences. Offering an unprecedented glimpse into the personal practice of early tantric Buddhists, Conjuring the Buddha provides new insight into the origins and development of the tantric tradition.
As Long As Space Endures
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Author : Edward A. Arnold
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala
Release Date : 2009-08-16
As Long As Space Endures written by Edward A. Arnold and has been published by Shambhala this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-16 with Religion categories.
The Kalacakra Tantra (Kalacakra means "wheel of time") is a tradition of Buddhist theory and practice whose root text treats a fantastic expanse of knowledge ranging from observations of the cosmos to investigations of meditative states and vital bodily energies. In the Tibetan-speaking world, a public Kalacakra initiation remains the most sought-after event in the life of a devout Buddhist. The Fourteenth Dalai Lama has long had a strong connection with the Kalacakra Tantra; he brought the initiation to the West in 1981, performing it in the United States, Switzerland, Spain, and Australia. This volume has been created to celebrate his long involvement with the Kalacakra teachings. The twenty-five contributors, scholars who have made tantric studies their specialty, have contributed translations of works by great Indian and Tibetan Kalacakra masters, analyses of historical figures, methods of practice, essays on medicine ritual expertise, and ethical discipline. The collection also includes practical advice for Western students and practitioners from contemporary Tibetan Kalacakra masters.
Vajrayogini
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Author : Elizabeth English
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-02-08
Vajrayogini written by Elizabeth English and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-08 with Religion categories.
Vajrayogini is a tantric goddess from the highest class of Buddhist tantras who manifests the ultimate development of wisdom and compassion. Her practice is prevalent today among practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. This ground-breaking book delves into the origins of Vajrayogini, charting her evolution in India and examining her roots in the Cakrasamvara tantra and in Indian tradition relating to siva. The focus of this work is the Guhyasamayasadhanamala, a collection of forty-six sadhanas, or practice texts. Written on palm leaves in Sanskrit and preserved since the twelfth century, this diverse collection, composed by various authors, reveals a multitude of forms of the goddess, each of which is described and illustrated here. One of the sadhanas, the Vajravarahi Sadhana by Umapatideva, depicts Vajrayogini at the center of a mandala of thirty-seven different goddesses, and is here presented in full translation alongside a Sanskrit edition. Elizabeth English provides extensive explanation and annotation of this representative text. Sixteen pages of stunning color plates not only enhance the study but bring the goddess to life.
Of Gods And Books
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Author : Florinda De Simini
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2016-11-07
Of Gods And Books written by Florinda De Simini and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-07 with History categories.
India has been the homeland of diverse manuscript traditions that do not cease to impress scholars for their imposing size and complexity. Nevertheless, many topics concerning the study of Indian manuscript cultures still remain to receive systematic examination. Of Gods and Books pays attention to one of these topics - the use of manuscripts as ritualistic tools. Literary sources deal quite extensively with rituals principally focused on manuscripts, whose worship, donation and preservation are duly prescribed. Around these activities, a specific category of ritual gift is created, which finds attestations in pre-tantric, as well as in smārta and tantric, literature, and whose practice is also variously reflected in epigraphical documents. De Simini offers a first systematic study of the textual evidence on the topic of the worship and donation of knowledge. She gives account of possible implications for the relationships between religion and power. The book is indsipensible for a deeper understanding of the cultural aspects of manuscript transmission in medieval India, and beyond.
The Buddhist Tantras
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Author : Alex Wayman
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Release Date : 1990
The Buddhist Tantras written by Alex Wayman and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Buddhism categories.
This book has been divided into four sections. Part One is an Introduction which places the position of the Buddhist Tantras within Mahayana Buddhism and recalls their early literary history, especially the Guhyasamajatantra. In Part Two the author discusses the foundations of the Buddhist Tantras. Part Three is devoted to Special Studies which are very rarely available to the general public, such as the nine orifices of the body and the Tantric teachings of the inner Zodiac; female energy and symbolism in the Buddhist Tantras; and the five-fold ritual symbolism of passion and Part Four is the Bibliographical Research which contains a correlation between the trantric portions of the Kanjur and the Tanjur.