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Spells, images, and maṇḍalas : tracing the evolution of esoteric Buddhist rituals /
Koichi Shinohara traces the evolution of Esoteric Buddhist rituals from the simple recitation of spells in the fifth century to complex systems involving image worship, mandala initiation, and visualization practices in the ninth century. He presents an important new reading of a seventh-century Chi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Sheng Yen series in Chinese Buddhist studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART I. The Three Ritual Scenarios
- 1. The Recitation of Spells in the Dhāraṇī Collections
- 2. The Image Ritual of the Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara
- 3. The Maṇḍala Initiation Ceremony
- 4. The Formation of the All-Gathering Ceremony
- PART II. The Evolution of Dhāraṇī Sūtras and the Introduction of Visualization Practice
- 5. Dhāraṇī Sūtras and Their Evolution in Esoteric Sūtras Translated by Bodhiruci
- 6. The Tradition of the Amoghapāśa Sūtras
- PART III. Toward a New Synthesis: “Mature” Rituals of Visualization
- 7. Yixing’s Commentary on the Mahāvairocana Sūtra: Creating the Great Maṇḍala
- 8. Amoghavajra’s Ritual Manuals
- Conclusion
- Appendix: The Day-by-Day Instructions for the All-Gathering Maṇḍala Ceremony in the Collected Dhāraṇī Sūtras
- Notes
- References
- Index