Taming of the Demons: Violence and Liberation in Tibetan Buddhism

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ONE: Evil and Ignorance in Tantric Buddhism -- TWO: Demons in the Dark -- THREE: A Buddhist Manual for Human Sacrifice? -- FOUR: Sacrifice and the Law -- FIVE: Foundational Violence -- SIX: Buddhist Warfare -- SEVEN: Conclusions: Violence in th...

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Autor principal: Dalton, Jacob P. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: New Haven Yale University Press 1900
En:Año: 1900
Otras palabras clave:B Tantric Buddhism ; China ; Tibet Autonomous Region
B Violence ; Religious aspects ; Tantric Buddhism
B Electronic books
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Aggregator)
Volltext (Verlag)
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Sumario:Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ONE: Evil and Ignorance in Tantric Buddhism -- TWO: Demons in the Dark -- THREE: A Buddhist Manual for Human Sacrifice? -- FOUR: Sacrifice and the Law -- FIVE: Foundational Violence -- SIX: Buddhist Warfare -- SEVEN: 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) -- Notes -- Glossary of Tibetan Titles and Terms -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
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ISBN:0300153929