Taming of the Demons: Violence and Liberation in Tibetan Buddhism
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ONE: Evil and Ignorance in Tantric Buddhism -- TWO: Demons in the Dark -- THREE: A Buddhist Manual for Human Sacrifice? -- FOUR: Sacrifice and the Law -- FIVE: Foundational Violence -- SIX: Buddhist Warfare -- SEVEN: Conclusions: Violence in th...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New Haven
Yale University Press
2011
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| Dans: | Année: 2011 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Tantric Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
B Tantric Buddhism ; China ; Tibet Autonomous Region B Violence ; Religious aspects ; Tantric Buddhism B Electronic books |
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Volltext (Maison d'édition) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Erscheint auch als: Taming of the Demons : Violence and Liberation in Tibetan Buddhism: |
| Résumé: | Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ONE: Evil and Ignorance in Tantric Buddhism -- TWO: Demons in the Dark -- THREE: A Buddhist Manual for Human Sacrifice? -- FOUR: Sacrifice and the Law -- FIVE: Foundational Violence -- SIX: Buddhist Warfare -- SEVEN: Conclusions: Violence in the Mirror -- Appendix A. The Subjugation of Rudra -- Appendix B. Dunhuang Liberation Rite (Transcription of PT42/ITJ419) -- Appendix C. Dunhuang Liberation Rite II (Translation and Transliteration of PT840/1) -- Notes -- Glossary of Tibetan Titles and Terms -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. |
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| Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Description matérielle: | Online-Ressource (324 p) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-15392-7 |
