Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang by Matthew T Kapstein
Esoteric Buddhism in late first millennium Tibet and China is nowhere in evidence so clearly as in materials from Dunhuang. In the original contributions presented here, Robert Mayer and Cathy Cantwell examine the consecrations of the wrathful divinity Vajrakīlaya, while Sam van Schaik considers approaches to the vows of tantric adepts. Philosophical interpretations of Mahāyoga inform Kammie Takahashi’s study of the ‘Questions of Vajrasattva’. The background for later Tibetan tantric mortuary rites are examined in chapters by Yoshiro Imaeda and Matthew Kapstein. In the closing chapter, Katherine Tsiang investigates early printing in relation to esoteric dhāraṇīs, and their role as amulets accompanying the deceased. The collection is an important advance in our understanding of the historical development of Buddhist tantra.-
Studying the Bka’ ’gyur and Bstan ’gyur
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The Tibetan Policy of the PRC Government from 1949 to 1951
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Rolf Stein's Tibetica Antiqua
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Buddhism and Empire
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Vision and Violence
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Crazy for Wisdom
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Opening the Hidden Land
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Long Lives and Untimely Deaths
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Lamas, Shamans and Ancestors
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Monastic and Lay Traditions in North-Eastern Tibet
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Peace and Conflict in Ladakh
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Power Objects in Tibetan Buddhism
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Nomads of Eastern Tibet
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Contributions to the Cultural History of Early Tibet
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Mahamudra in India and Tibet
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Homeland or Religion? Personal Identity Building in Zangskar, Indian Himalayas
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Hidden Lands in Himalayan Myth and History
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Divination in Exile
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Effortless Spontaneity: The Dzogchen Commentaries by Nubchen Sangye Yeshe
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The Many Faces of King Gesar
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Knowledge and Context in Tibetan Medicine
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Spirit-mediums, Sacred Mountains and Related Bon Textual Traditions in Upper Tibet
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The Mardzong Manuscripts
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Taxation in Tibetan Societies: Rules, Practices and Discourses
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Ethnolinguistic Prehistory of the Eastern Himalaya
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The Words and World of Ge bcags Nunnery
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Art and Architecture in Ladakh
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Kailas Histories
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Tibetan Printing: Comparison, Continuities, and Change
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Social Regulation: Case Studies from Tibetan History
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Tibetan Inscriptions
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Enlightened Rainbows
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Revisiting Rituals in a Changing Tibetan World
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The Archaeology of Tibetan Books
"This volume contains six essays on topics related to esoteric Buddhist texts and images from DunhuangAll are based upon close work with primary manuscript or artistic materials and represent the cutting edge of scholarship in this area. It is highly recommended for those with an interest in esoteric Buddhism..." - Christian K. Wedemeyer, University of Chicago, in: Religious Studies Review, 38, 2
Matthew T. Kapstein is director of Tibetan Religious Studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (Paris) and Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Chicago. His recent books include The Tibetans (Oxford 2006) and an edited volume, Buddhism Between Tibet and China (Boston 2009).
Sam van Schaik is a Senior Researcher for the International Dunhuang Project at the British Library. Recent publications include the book Approaching the Great Perfection (Wisdom 2004) and Tibetan Tantric Manuscripts from Dunhuang (Brill 2006). His current project, sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust, concerns the palæography of manuscripts from Dunhuang.
Sam van Schaik is a Senior Researcher for the International Dunhuang Project at the British Library. Recent publications include the book Approaching the Great Perfection (Wisdom 2004) and Tibetan Tantric Manuscripts from Dunhuang (Brill 2006). His current project, sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust, concerns the palæography of manuscripts from Dunhuang.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9789004182035 |
| ISBN 10 | 9004182039 |
| Title | Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang |
| Author | Matthew T Kapstein |
| Series | Brill's Tibetan Studies Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Year published | 2010-01-28 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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