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Consecration of images and stūpas in Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhism

Title
Consecration of images and stūpas in Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhism / by Yael Bentor.
Author
Bentor, Yael, 1951-
Publication
Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1996.
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xxii, 415 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
  • The present work is an investigation of the Indo-Tibetan ritual for consecrating images, stupas, books and temples. It is based on a thorough examination of the relevant Tibetan textual material contained in Tantras, commentaries, ritual manuals and explanatory works on consecration. As rituals are meant to be performed, this textual study is combined with observations of performances and interviews with performers.
  • The book opens with a general discussion of certain principles of tantric rituals and the foundations of Indo-Tibetan consecration. The main part focuses on a specific performance of the ritual in a Tibetan monastery located in the Kathmandu Valley.
  • . This volume contributes to the often neglected field of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist rituals. It is concerned with the sacred nature of objects for worship as well as with the main Buddhist tantric transformation into a chosen tantric Buddha.
Series Statement
Brill's Indological library, 0925-2916 ; v. 11
Uniform Title
Brill's Indological library ; v. 11.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-407) and index.
ISBN
  • 9004105417
  • 9789004105416
LCCN
96033876
OCLC
  • ocm34321580
  • 34321580
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries