Making a mantra: tantric ritual and renunciation on the Jain path to liberation
Intro -- Contents -- A Note on Transliteration and Translation -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Part One: Setting the Scene -- Introduction: Tantra, Asceticism, and the Life of a Mantra -- 1. From Mangala to Mantra: Destroying Karma with Sound -- Part Two: The Tantricization of Mendicant Initi...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago
University of Chicago Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Class 200, new studies in religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jainism
/ Mantra
/ Mandala
/ Tantrism
/ Asceticism
/ Redemption
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| Further subjects: | B
Jainism ; Rituals
B Electronic books B Jainism-Rituals B Jaina mantras |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- A Note on Transliteration and Translation -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Part One: Setting the Scene -- Introduction: Tantra, Asceticism, and the Life of a Mantra -- 1. From Mangala to Mantra: Destroying Karma with Sound -- Part Two: The Tantricization of Mendicant Initiation -- 2. Mandalas and Mantras: The Jina's Preaching Assembly as a Tantric Initiation Diagram -- 3. Sects and Secrecy: Comparing the Mantras of the Levels of Initiation -- Part Three: The Tantricization of Daily Worship -- 4. Tantric Meditation as a Means of Liberation -- 5. The Tantric Rituals of Modern Monks -- Conclusion: The Past Lives of Modern Mantras -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 022676723X |