Shingon refractions : Myōe and the Mantra of light / Mark Unno.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Unno, Mark.

Language:

English

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Myōe, 1173?-1232.

Myōe.

Buddhist mantras.

Shingon (Sect)--Prayers and devotions--History and criticism.

Shingon (Sect).

Prayers and devotions.

Physical Description:

xiii, 353 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, [2004]

Summary:

Shingon Buddhism arose in the eighth century and remains one of Japan's most important sects, at present numbering some 12 million adherents. As such it is long overdue appropriate coverage. Here, the well-respected Mark Unno illuminates the tantric practice of the Mantra of Light, the most central of Shingon practices, complete with translations and an in-depth exploration of the scholar-monk Myoe Koben, the Mantra of Light's foremost proponent.

Contents:

Part I: Intellectual and cultural history: Refractions of light

The Mantra of light, a textual history

Knowledge of enlightenment and religious authority

Emptiness and illusion in the Mangra of light

Purity and defilement in the Mantra of light

Gendered power of light, passion and compassion

Part II: Translations: Illuminating texts

Arubekiyzwa (as appropriate)

Commentary on the significance of the syllables of the Mantra of light of the baptism of the Buddha Vairocana of the unfailing rope snare

Lectures on the commentary on the significance of the syllables of the Mantra of light

Recommending faith in the sand of the Mantra of light

Recommending faith in the sand of the Mantra of light-supplement

Chronicle of things not to be forgotten.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-344) and index.

ISBN:

0861713907

OCLC:

54392638