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

Dalton, Jacob Paul,

The taming of the demons : violence and liberation in Tibetan Buddhism / Jacob P. Dalton. - x, 311 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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).

9780300187960

2010042341


Tantric Buddhism--China--Tibet.
Violence--Religious aspects--Tantric Buddhism.

BQ8915.8 / .D35 2011

294.3/4342