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Passionate enlightenment : women in Tantric Buddhism / Miranda Shaw.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shaw, Miranda Eberle, 1954-
- Series:
- ACLS Humanities E-Book.
- Mythos: the Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology ; v.74
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women in Tantric Buddhism--India.
- Women in Tantric Buddhism.
- Tantric Buddhism--India.
- Tantric Buddhism.
- Mahayana Buddhism--India.
- Mahayana Buddhism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 291 p. ) ill. ;
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- No detailed description available for "Passionate Enlightenment".
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Guide to Transliteration
- Chapter One. Seeking the Traces of Sky-Dancers
- Scholarly Contexts
- Theoretical Considerations
- Methodology
- Chapter Two. Tantric Buddhism in India
- Tantric Buddhist Thought and Practice
- Cultural Background of the Tantric Movement
- Chapter Three. Women in Tantric Theory
- Numinous, Sky-Borne Women
- Respect and Honor
- Consequences of Disrespect
- Classifications of Women
- Mothers, Sisters, and Daughters
- Dancers, Courtesans, and Low-Caste Women
- The Dancer and the King
- Tantric Gender Ideology: A Gynocentric Balance
- Chapter Four. Women in Tantric Circles
- Challenging Androcentric Readings
- Magic and Ritual
- Tantric Feasts
- Envisioning Deities and Mandalas
- Inner Yogas and Perfection Stage
- Realization and Enlightenment
- Women as Gurus
- Chapter Five. Women in Tantric History
- Vajravattand Wrathful Red Tara, a Female Buddha
- Niguma and a Cakrasamvara Healing Mandala
- Laksminkara and Severed-Headed Vajrayogini
- Mekhala, Kanakhala, and Severed-Headed Vajrayogini Inner Yoga
- Siddharajm and the Buddha of Infinite Life
- SiddharajnT and the Lord Who Dances on a Lotus
- BhiksunT LaksmT and Avalokitesvara Fasting Practice
- The Mothers of the "Founding Fathers
- Chapter Six. Women in Tantric Relationships
- Tantric Union: Centerpiece of the Tantric Paradigm
- Union with an Imagined Partner
- Tantric Union and Tantric Metaphor
- Union as Worship of the Female Partner
- The Inner Yoga of the Yogini
- Inner Fire Offering
- Intimacy and Tantric Union
- Women's Competence for Tantric Union
- Reciprocity and Tantric Union
- Chapter Seven. Spontaneous Jewellike Yogini on Passion and Enlightenment.
- The Teachings of Spontaneous fewellike Yogini
- Spontaneous fewellike Yogini, the Woman
- Chapter Eight. Conclusions
- Historiographic Issues
- Iconographic Issues
- Buddhological Issues
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Tibetan Sources
- Sanskrit and Western Language Sources
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-282) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780691033808
- 0691033803
- OCLC:
- 1250073422
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb00310 hdl
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