Consecration of Images and Stûpas in Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhism / Yael Bentor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bentor, Yael, author.

Series:

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.

Brill's Indological library ; 11.

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000

Brill's Indological Library ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Rituals.

Buddhism.

Consecration.

Tantric Buddhism--Rituals.

Tantric Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The present work is an investigation of the Indo-Tibetan ritual for consecrating images, stûpas, 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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Yael Bentor

Acknowledgments / Yael Bentor

Preface / Yael Bentor

Introduction / Yael Bentor

Introductory Remarks / Yael Bentor

The Preparatory Rituals (Sta-Gon) / Yael Bentor

The Main Part (Dngos-Gzhi) / Yael Bentor

The Concluding Rituals (Mjug-Chog) / Yael Bentor

Appendix / Yael Bentor

The Tibetan Text of the Ritual Manual / Yael Bentor

Bibliography / Yael Bentor

Index / Yael Bentor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Consecration of Images and Stûpas in Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhism.

ISBN:

9789004644755

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004644755 DOI

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