The Taming of the demons : violence and liberation in Tibetan Buddhism /

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The Taming of the Demons examines mythic and ritual themes of violence, demon taming, and blood sacrifice in Tibetan Buddhism. Taking as its starting point Tibet's so-called age of fragmentation (842 to 986 C.E.), the book draws on previously unstudied manuscripts discovered in the "librar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dalton, Jacob Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Tantric Buddhism > China > Tibet Autonomous Region.
Violence > Religious aspects > Tantric Buddhism.
Bouddhisme tantrique > Chine > Région autonome du Tibet.
RELIGION > Buddhism > Rituals & Practice.
Tantric Buddhism
China > Tibet Autonomous Region
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Evil and ignorance in Tantric Buddhism
  • Demons in the dark
  • A Buddhist manual for human sacrifice?
  • Sacrifice and the law
  • Foundational violence
  • Buddhist warfare
  • Conclusions : violence in the mirror
  • Appendix A. The subjugation of Rudra
  • Appendix B. Dunhuang Liberation Rite (Transcription of PT42/ITJ419)
  • Appendix C. Dunhuang Liberation Rite II (Translation and Transliteration of PT840/1).

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