On Not Understanding Extraordinary Language in the Buddhist Tantra of Japan
The question motivating this essay is how tantric Buddhist practitioners in Japan understood language such as to believe that mantra, dhāra?ī, and related forms are efficacious. Extraordinary language is introduced as a cover term for these several similar language uses found in tantric Buddhist p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
[2017]
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Religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 10, Pages: 1-16 |
| Further subjects: | B
Tantra
B Shingon B Language B Japan B Mantra B Ritual B Esoteric Buddhism B dhāra?ī B philosophy of language |
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