An edition of The Taming of the Demons (2011)

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Violence and Liberation in Tibetan Buddhism

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Violence and Liberation in Tibetan Buddhism

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Yale University Press
Language
English
Pages
311

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Subjects

Tantric Buddhism, Violence, Gewalt, Opferritus, Vajrayāna, Tibetischer Buddhismus, Vajrayana, Buddhism, Religiösa aspekter, Våld, Dämon, Tantric buddhism, Violence, religious aspects, Buddhism, china, tibet autonomous region

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China, Tibet
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Table of 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).

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Copyright Date
2011

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Dewey Decimal Class
294.3/4342
Library of Congress
BQ8915.8 .D35 2011, BQ8915.8.D35 2011

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x, 311 pages :
Number of pages
311

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OL25219134M
Internet Archive
tamingofdemonsvi0000dalt
ISBN 10
0300153929
ISBN 13
9780300153927
LCCN
2010042341
OCLC/WorldCat
669269898

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