The taming of the demons : violence and liberation in Tibetan Buddhism / Jacob P. Dalton.
Material type:
TextNew Haven : Yale University Press, [2011], ©2011Description: x, 311 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780300187960
- 294.3/4342 22
- BQ8915.8 .D35 2011
Contents:
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).
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Lindholme Hall Library General stacks | Traditional Buddhist Countries & Culture | 702 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 2401512 |
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).