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Publisher | : BDK America |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2001-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
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This volume contains The Adamantine Pinnacle Sutra and The Susiddhikara Sutra, two important texts in the corpus of Buddhist Tantric literature. These texts include a general introduction in the conventional format of Buddhist scriptures and a supplementary introduction that describes the nature of Mahavairocana, equatable with the Dharma-body, first primarily from the perspective of his aspect as the essence of the Sixteen Bodhisattvas in the Dharma, Great, and Samaya Mandalas, and then in his capacity as the essence of the Dharma-realm. The body describes the samadhis characteristic of the Yoga Tantras, an exposition of the rites of initiation, a description of the rites to be performed by the teacher in the mandala, the manner in which he is to initiate the disciple, and how the disciple is to obtain various types of "success" and "seal-knowledge" required for performing rituals associated with the Great Mandala "Adamantine Realm", along with miscellaneous rules.
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Release | : 2001 |
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Author | : Geoffrey C. Goble |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2019-10-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0231550642 |
Download Chinese Esoteric Buddhism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Chinese Esoteric Buddhism is generally held to have been established as a distinct and institutionalized Buddhist school in eighth-century China by “the Three Great Masters of Kaiyuan”: Śubhākarasiṃha, Vajrabodhi, and Amoghavajra. Geoffrey C. Goble provides an innovative account of the tradition’s emergence that sheds new light on the structures and traditions that shaped its institutionalization. Goble focuses on Amoghavajra (704–774), contending that he was the central figure in Esoteric Buddhism’s rapid rise in Tang dynasty China, and the other two “patriarchs” are known primarily through Amoghavajra’s teachings and writings. He presents the scriptural, mythological, and practical aspects of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism in the eighth century and places them in the historical contexts within which Amoghavajra operated. By telling the story of Amoghavajra’s rise to prominence and of Esoteric Buddhism’s corresponding institutionalization in China, Goble makes the case that the evolution of this tradition was predicated on Indic scriptures and practical norms rather than being the product of conscious adaptation to a Chinese cultural environment. He demonstrates that Esoteric Buddhism was employed by Chinese rulers to defeat military and political rivals. Based on close readings of a broad range of textual sources previously untapped by English-language scholarship, this book overturns many assumptions about the origins of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism.
Author | : Christopher Wilkinson |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2018-05-31 |
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ISBN | : 9781719404051 |
Download The Bodhicitta Sutra Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Great Perfection, also known as the Atiyoga or Dzogchen (rDzogs chen), is a tradition of esoteric Buddhism that espouses instantaneous enlightenment. This tradition arrived in Tibet in the Eighth Century of the Common Era and has been maintained up until the present. The literature of the Great Perfection has been divided into three groups or sections: The Mind Section (Sems sde), the Space Section (kLong sde), and the Upadesha Instruction Section (Man ngag sde). The Bodhicitta Sutra is a source work of the Mind Section, and is here translated in full for the first time. The Bodhicitta Sutra is famed in Tibetan literature as the "Do Chu" (mDo bcu), which means The Ten Sutras. The first of the Ten Sutras is the Bodhicitta Sutra, and the next nine sutras are commentaries on it. There is an eleventh Sutra, which is a discussion of the commentarial tradition active in this work. The complete collection of eleven Sutras is therefore also called both "The Bodhicitta Sutra," and "The Ten Sutras."
Author | : Jinah Kim |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2013-04-12 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0520273869 |
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In considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, Receptacle of the Sacred explores how and why the South Asian Buddhist book-cult has survived for almost two millennia to the present. A book “manuscript” should be understood as a form of sacred space: a temple in microcosm, not only imbued with divine presence but also layered with the memories of many generations of users. Jinah Kim argues that illustrating a manuscript with Buddhist imagery not only empowered it as a three-dimensional sacred object, but also made it a suitable tool for the spiritual transformation of medieval Indian practitioners. Through a detailed historical analysis of Sanskrit colophons on patronage, production, and use of illustrated manuscripts, she suggests that while Buddhism’s disappearance in eastern India was a slow and gradual process, the Buddhist book-cult played an important role in sustaining its identity. In addition, by examining the physical traces left by later Nepalese users and the contemporary ritual use of the book in Nepal, Kim shows how human agency was critical in perpetuating and intensifying the potency of a manuscript as a sacred object throughout time.
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Publisher | : BDK America |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Religion |
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Download The Three Pure Land Sutras Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The larger sutra on Amitāyus (Taishō volume 12, number 360) -- The sutra on contemplation of Amitāyus (Taishō volume 12, number 365) -- The smaller sutra on Amitāyus (Taishō volume 12, number 366).
Author | : Taikō Yamasaki |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Religion |
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Author | : C. Pierce Salguero |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 541 |
Release | : 2017-09-26 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 023154426X |
Download Buddhism and Medicine Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From its earliest days, Buddhism has been closely intertwined with medicine. Buddhism and Medicine is a singular collection showcasing the generative relationship and mutual influence between these fields across premodern Asia. The anthology combines dozens of English-language translations of premodern Buddhist texts with contextualizing introductions by leading international scholars in Buddhist studies, the history of medicine, and a range of other fields. These sources explore in detail medical topics ranging from the development of fetal anatomy in the womb to nursing, hospice, dietary regimen, magical powers, visualization, and other healing knowledge. Works translated here include meditation guides, popular narratives, ritual manuals, spells texts, monastic disciplinary codes, recipe inscriptions, philosophical treatises, poetry, works by physicians, and other genres. All together, these selections and their introductions provide a comprehensive overview of Buddhist healing throughout Asia. They also demonstrate the central place of healing in Buddhist practice and in the daily life of the premodern world. This anthology is a companion volume to Buddhism and Medicine: An Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Sources (Columbia, 2019).
Author | : Chikyō Yamamoto |
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Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Art |
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Download Mahāvairocana-sūtra Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Though fragments of the Sutra were translated in Europe as early as 1723,no complete translation has been attempted so far.In 1936 R.Tajima translated its first chapter in his Etude sur le Mahavairocana-sutra (Dainichikyuo )and gave a resume of the whole text.Prof.Chikyo Yamamoto has taken courage of presenting an English translation of the complete Chinese text of the Sutra ,comprising 36 chapters (hon )in seven scrolls (kwan ).
Author | : Adrian Snodgrass |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 508 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Art |
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Download The Matrix and Diamond World Mandalas in Shingon Buddhism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Present book surveys and re-interprets the vast work of traditional and modern Japanese scholarship on the Twin mandalas.