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Lord of the dance : the Mani Rimdu Festival in Tibet and Nepal / Richard J. Kohn.
LIBRA BQ5720.M28 K64 2001
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kohn, Richard J., 1948-
- Series:
- SUNY series in Buddhist studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Steng-chen-dgon (Monastery : Thyāngboche, Nepal).
- Mani Rimdu Festival.
- Buddhism--Nepal--Steng-chen-dgon (Monastery : Thyāngboche, Nepal)--Rituals.
- Buddhism.
- Dance--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
- Dance.
- Tantric Buddhism--Rituals--Texts.
- Tantric Buddhism.
- Rnying-ma-pa (Sect)--Rituals.
- Rnying-ma-pa (Sect).
- Tantric Buddhism--Rituals.
- Nepal.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiv, 366 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2001]
- Contents:
- Part I Orientations
- 2 The Gods 9
- 3 Deity Yoga 31
- 4 The Sworn Protectors 35
- 5 History: The Lord of the Dance Rituals 49
- 6 Tibetan Religious Dance 55
- 7 The Officiants 63
- Part II The Days
- 8 The Days 69
- 9 Day Zero: Exorcism 73
- 10 Day One: Site, Preparation, and Drawing the Mandala 87
- 11 Days Two to Four: Making the Ritual Objects 113
- 12 Day Five: Arranging the Ornaments 135
- 13 Days Six to Twelve: The Practice 141
- 14 The Public Days 163
- 15 Day Thirteen: Dance Rehearsal 165
- 16 Day Fourteen: Empowerment 175
- 17 Day Fifteen: Masked Dance 185
- 18 Day Sixteen: Burnt Offering, Releasing the Borders, Erasing the Sand 237
- 19 Day Seventeen: Invitation to the River 251
- 21 Outline of Lord of the Dance/Union of the Blissful Text 265
- 22 Outline of Playful Ocean Text 269
- 23 Outline of Followers Text 275.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-354) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0791448924
- 0791448916
- OCLC:
- 44548951
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