Powers of Protection: The Buddhist Tradition of Spells in the Dhāraṇīsaṃgraha Collections
This volume explores the most extensive tradition of Buddhist dharani literature and provides access to the earliest available materials for the first time. The Dhāraṇīsaṃgraha collections have been present in South Asia, and especially in Nepal, for more than eight hundred years and served to suppl...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Beyond Boundaries
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| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Australasian & Pacific history |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | This volume explores the most extensive tradition of Buddhist dharani literature and provides access to the earliest available materials for the first time. The Dhāraṇīsaṃgraha collections have been present in South Asia, and especially in Nepal, for more than eight hundred years and served to supply protection, merit and auspiciousness for those who commissioned their compilation |
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| ISBN: | 3110713365 |
| Access: | Open Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 20.500.12854/71467 |