{"title":"David B Gray","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"tsong-khapas-illumination-of-the-hidden-meaning-and-the-cult-of-the-yognis-a-stu-book-david-b-gray-9781935011095","title":"Tsong Khapas Illumination of the Hidden Meaning and the Cult of the Yognis, a Study and Annotated Translation of Chapters 124 of Kun Sel","description":"This is the first in a two-volume annotated translation of Tsong Khapa's Illumination of the Hidden Meaning (sbas don kun sel). A magnificent and massive commentary on the Cakrasamvara Tantra, this is first English translation of a work that marks a milestone in the Tibetan assimilation of the Indian Buddhist tantras.  This first volume, which includes Tsong Khapa's detailed introduction to chapters 1 to 24 of the 51 chapter root tantra, covers the history of the tradition, its interpretation, and a range of topics including the construction of the mandala, the consecration therein, and the decoding of mantras and their ritual applications, as well as extensive details concerning the clans of the yoginis and the procedures to win their favor. David B. Gray situates the work in context and explores in depth the sources used in composing this commentary. He also provides detailed notes, a trilingual English-Tibetan-Sanskrit glossary, and an appendix that includes a translation and a critical edition of the Laghusamvaratantrapatalabhisandhi, a synopsis of the Cakrasamvara Tantra composed by Sumatikirti, which is quoted in its entirety by Tsong Khapa in his commentary. This work will be followed by a second volume of the annotated translation subtitled Yogic Vows, Conduct, and Ritual Praxis (An Annotated Translation of Chapters 25-51) and a third volume that will include a critical edition of the entire Tibetan text.  Published by American Institute of Buddhist Studies (AIBS)","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49735248707857,"sku":"NGR9781935011095","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50058411802897,"sku":"GOR013849033","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/193501109X.jpg?v=1751219309"},{"product_id":"buddhist-tantras-book-david-b-gray-9780197623848","title":"The Buddhist Tantras","description":"The tantric Buddhist traditions emerged in India beginning in the seventh century CE and flourished there until the demise of Buddhism in India circa the fifteenth century. These traditions were disseminated to Central, East, and Southeast Asia, and continue to be practiced, most notably in Nepal, Tibet and Japan, as well as in the numerous Tibetan traditions disseminated around the world by Tibetan masters living in diaspora. The central scriptures for these traditions were generally designated by the term tantra. Tantras are works that purport to relate secret teachings of the buddhas that enable awakening in as short as one lifetime. As such they are understood by their advocates to be the inspired speech of a buddha, and hence worthy of inclusion in the canons of Buddhist traditions.   Over the past twenty years there has been considerable growth in the study of tantras as well as translations of these works into Western languages. This volume provides a detailed introduction to the Buddhist tantras. It addresses their development in India, their dissemination to Central, East and Southeast Asia, and their reception in these contexts. It introduces the key teachings in the tantras, as well as the history of their interpretation, and their connection to traditions of ritual, and contemplative practices.  It also introduces the classification of the tantras and their place in Buddhist scriptural canons. It concludes with a look at the transgressive rhetoric that characterizes many of the tantras, the impact this had on their dissemination and translation, and the ways in which Buddhists explained this. It suggests that transgressive rhetoric and practices served an important role in Buddhist tantric traditions, which may be why they persist despite the challenges they have presented to the dissemination of these traditions.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49748018069777,"sku":"NGR9780197623848","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52086057795857,"sku":"NIN9780197623848","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0197623840.jpg?v=1776940658"},{"product_id":"cakrasamvara-tantra-the-the-discourse-of-sri-heruka-book-david-b-gray-9781949163025","title":"Cakrasamvara Tantra , The (The Discourse of Sri Heruka)","description":"This is the first complete, critical English translation of the \u003ci\u003eCakrasamvara Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e, also known as the S\u003ci\u003eriherukabhidhana and Laghusamvara\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first complete, critical English translation of the \u003ci\u003eCakrasamvara Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e. Composed in India during the eighth century, it is a foundational scripture of one of the most important Indian Buddhist tantric traditions. The translator's introductory essay provides an analysis of the historical and intellectual contexts in which the \u003ci\u003eCakrasamvara Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e was composed. The heavily annotated translation was made on the basis of the surviving Sanskrit manuscripts of the tantra and its commentaries, parallel passages in related explanatory tantras (\u003ci\u003evyakhyatantra\u003c\/i\u003e), two different Tibetan translations of the root text, and several Tibetan commentaries. Includes a trilingual glossary and index. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author has also translated the commentary on this tantra by the great Tibetan scholar Tsong Khapa (1357-1419), \u003ci\u003eIllumination of the Hidden Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e, now published in two companion volumes. Taken together, these three volumes provide the reader with the first full study in English of this pivotal tantra. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComposed in India during the late eighth or early ninth century, the \u003ci\u003eCakrasamvara Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e is a foundational scripture of one of the most important Indian Buddhist tantric traditions, as evidenced by the vast number of commentaries and ritual literature associated with it. Along with the \u003ci\u003eHevajra Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e, it is one of the earliest and most influential of the yogini tantras, a genre of tantric Buddhist scripture that emphasizes female deities, particularly the often fiercely depicted yoginis and ?akinis.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49974515597585,"sku":"GOR012056736","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1949163024.jpg?v=1750805138"},{"product_id":"tantric-traditions-in-transmission-and-translation-book-david-b-gray-9780199763696","title":"Tantric Traditions in Transmission and Translation","description":"Tantric traditions in both Buddhism and Hinduism are thriving throughout Asia and in Asian diasporic communities around the world, yet they have been largely ignored by Western scholars until now. This collection of original essays fills this gap by examining the ways in which Tantric Buddhist traditions have changed over time and distance as they have spread across cultural boundaries in Asia.  The book is divided into three sections dedicated to South Asia, Central Asia, and East and Southeast Asia. The essays cover such topics as the changing ideal of masculinity in Buddhist literature, the controversy triggered by the transmission of the Indian Buddhist deity Heruka to Tibet in the 10th century, and the evolution of a Chinese Buddhist Tantric tradition in the form of the True Buddha School. The book as a whole addresses complex and contested categories in the field of religious studies, including the concept of syncretism and the various ways that the change and transformation of religious traditions can be described and articulated.  The authors, leading scholars in Tantric studies, draw on a wide array of methodologies from the fields of history, anthropology, art history, and sociology. Tantric Traditions in Transmission and Translation is groundbreaking in its attempt to look past religious, linguistic, and cultural boundaries.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51889200922897,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51889201086737,"sku":"CIN0199763690G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52479703712017,"sku":"NLS9780199763696","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780199763696.jpg?v=1754670403"},{"product_id":"tantric-traditions-in-transmission-and-translation-book-david-b-gray-9780199763689","title":"Tantric Traditions in Transmission and Translation","description":"Tantric traditions in both Buddhism and Hinduism are thriving throughout Asia and in Asian diasporic communities around the world, yet they have been largely ignored by Western scholars until now. This collection of original essays fills this gap by examining the ways in which Tantric Buddhist traditions have changed over time and distance as they have spread across cultural boundaries in Asia.  The book is divided into three sections dedicated to South Asia, Central Asia, and East and Southeast Asia. The essays cover such topics as the changing ideal of masculinity in Buddhist literature, the controversy triggered by the transmission of the Indian Buddhist deity Heruka to Tibet in the 10th century, and the evolution of a Chinese Buddhist Tantric tradition in the form of the True Buddha School. The book as a whole addresses complex and contested categories in the field of religious studies, including the concept of syncretism and the various ways that the change and transformation of religious traditions can be described and articulated.  The authors, leading scholars in Tantric studies, draw on a wide array of methodologies from the fields of history, anthropology, art history, and sociology. Tantric Traditions in Transmission and Translation is groundbreaking in its attempt to look past religious, linguistic, and cultural boundaries.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52687504736529,"sku":"NLS9780199763689","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780199763689.jpg?v=1762330653"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-david-b-gray.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}