Dakini's warm breath : the feminine principle in Tibetan Buddhism / Judith Simmer-Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simmer-Brown, Judith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ḍākinī (Buddhist deity).

Ḍākinī.

Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Buddhism.

China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Femininity--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Femininity.

Physical Description:

xxv, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Shambhala ; [New York] : Distributed in the U.S. by Random House, 2001.

Summary:

The primary emblem of the feminine in Tibetan Buddhism is the dakini, or "sky-dancer, " a semiwrathful spirit-woman who manifests in visions, dreams, and meditation experiences. Judith Simmer-Brown, an accomplished scholar and an experienced practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, demonstrates how the dakini symbolizes levels of spiritual realization: the sacredness of the body, the profound meeting point of body and mind in meditation, the visionary realm of ritual practice, and the empty, spacious qualities of mind itself.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-383) and index.

ISBN:

1570627207

OCLC:

45023404