The secrets of Tantric Buddhism : understanding the ecstasy of enlightenment / Thomas Cleary ; cover design by Jim Warner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cleary, Thomas F., 1949-2021, author.

Contributor:

Warner, Jim, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tantric Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Tantric Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, California : Weiser Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Unlocking the secrets of Tantra-one of the most alluring forms of Buddhism Often misunderstood, Tantrism focuses on a particular style of meditation and ritual. Having far more to do with the sacred than the sexual, Tantric Buddhism is believed to have originated around the 5th Century AD in the rich cultural basin of Bengal and spread throughout the Asian world. Today it is widely practiced in Tibet, Japan, and the West. The Secrets of Tantric Buddhism presents accessible translations of 46 classic texts found in the Carya-Giti, a collection of teachings by more than twenty famous Siddhas,

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Origins of Tantric Buddhism; 1. Lui: The body is a tree; 2. Kukkuri: Having milked the turtle; 3. Viruba: A single wine-making woman; 4. Guntari: Pressing the three channels; 5. Catila: The flow of existence; 6. Bhusuku: Of what is taken; 7. Kahnu: The road was blocked; 8. Kambalambara: The boat of compassion; 9. Kahnu: The pillar so firm; 10. Kahnu: Outside the city; 11. Krishna: The energy in the channels; 12. Krishna: I play a game; 13. Krishna: The Three Refuges; 14. Dombi: Between the Ganges; 15. Shanti: On discerning analysis; 16. Mahidhara: In three bursts

17. Vina: The moon is joined18. Krishnavajra: I traverse the three; 19. Krishna: Being and nirvana; 20. Kukkuri: I am without hope; 21. Bhusuku: In the dark of night; 22. Saraha: One contructs being; 23. Shanti: Carding the cotton; 24. Bhusuku: The lotus blooms; 25. Shabara: High, high the mountain; 26. Lui: Being does not exist; 27. Bhusuku: The clouds of compassion; 28. Aryadeva: Where the wind; 29. Saraha: No dot, no cresent; 30. Dhendhana: My house has no neighbor; 31. Darika: By the practice of nonseparateness; 32. Bhade: So long have I been; 33. Krishnacarya: The arm of emptiness

34. Taraka: I have no self35. Saraha: The body is a boat; 36. Saraha: When your mind is split; 37. Kahnu: For one whose mind-field; 38. Bhusuku: This world is nonexistent; 39. Kahnu: Emptiness is filled; 40. Bhusuku: The tree of nature; 41. Kanakana: When the void joins; 42. Kahnu: The mind is a tree; 43. Jayanandi: Like a mirror looked; 44. Dharma: Lotus and Lightning; 45. Bhusuku: Crossing over; 46. Sabara: Void upon void; Notes; Select bibliography; About the translator; Backcover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 5, 2015).

ISBN:

1-60925-963-7

OCLC:

898422078