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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dalton, Jacob Paul
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
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
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