Hevajra And Lam 'Bras Literature Of India And Tibet As Seen Through The Eyes Of A-Mes-Zhabs

Book Summary


The Hevajra Tantras and teachings of the 'Path with Its Fruit' (lam 'bras) that originated in India have been central practices of Tibetan tantric Buddhism for a millenium. The Tibetans translated eight Hevajra transmissions with their tantras, commentaries, rituals, and instructions and authored countless scriptures in the context of the tantra and the 'Path with Its Fruit' that originated with the Indian Mahasiddha Virupa. Drawing on title lists (dkar chag), colophones, and commentaries authored between the 11th and 17th centuries, the author attempts a reconstruction of the Indian and Tibetan corpora of these transmissions, its literary history and relations to one another.

Book Details


Book Name Hevajra And Lam 'Bras Literature Of India And Tibet As Seen Through The Eyes Of A-Mes-Zhabs
Author Jan-ulrich Sobisch
Publisher Reichert Verlag (Dec 2008)
ISBN 9783895006524
Pages 249
Language English
Price 5487
 
 

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