Mahāmudrā in India and Tibet
"Mahāmudrā in India and Tibet presents cutting-edge research by European and North American scholars on the Indian origins and Tibetan interpretations of one of the most popular and influential of all Tibetan meditation traditions, Mahāmudrā, or the great seal. The contributions shed fresh ligh...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2019]
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In: |
Brill's Tibetan studies library (volume 44)
Year: 2019 |
Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
Series/Journal: | Brill's Tibetan studies library
volume 44 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vajrayāna
/ Mahāmudrā
B India / Mahāmudrā B Tibet / Mahāmudrā |
IxTheo Classification: | BL Buddhism |
Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Tantric Buddhism (India) Rituals B Tantric Buddhism (China) (Tibet Autonomous Region) Rituals B Mahāmudrā (Tantric rite) |
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Summary: | "Mahāmudrā in India and Tibet presents cutting-edge research by European and North American scholars on the Indian origins and Tibetan interpretations of one of the most popular and influential of all Tibetan meditation traditions, Mahāmudrā, or the great seal. The contributions shed fresh light on important areas of Mahāmudrā studies, exploring the Great Seal's place in the Mahāyāna Samādhirājasūtra, the Indian tantric Seven Siddhi Texts, Dunhuang Yogatantra texts, Mar pa's Rngog lineage, and the Dgongs gcig literature of the 'Bri gung, as well as in the works of Yu mo Mi bskyod rdo rje, the Fourth Zhwa dmar pa Chos grags ye shes, the Eighth Karma pa Mi-bskyod rdo rje, and various Dge lugs masters of the 17th-18th centuries. Contributors are: Jacob Dalton, Martina Draszczyk, Cecile Ducher, David Higgins, Roger R. Jackson, Casey Kemp, Adam Krug, Klaus-Dieter Mathes, Jan-Ulrich Sobisch, and Paul Thomas"-- |
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ISBN: | 9004410406 |