Lethal Fire: The Shingon Yamāntaka Abhicāra Homa
An important element in the ritual corpus of Shingon Buddhism, a tantric tradition in Japan, is the homa (goma, 護摩). This is a votive ritual in which offerings are made into a fire, and has roots that trace to the Vedic ritual tradition. One of the five ritual functions that the homa can fulfill is...
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Philosophy Documentation Center
2018
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Journal of religion and violence
Year: 2018, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 11-31 |
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