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Tantric Traditions in Transmission and Translation
Language: en
Pages: 393
Authors: David B. Gray
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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This volume explores the movement of tantric Buddhist traditions through time and space, from the early history of tantric Buddhism to the present day. These st
Buddhist Tantras
Language: en
Pages: 249
Authors: Alex Wayman
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-03-26 - Publisher: Routledge

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First published in 1995. The volume is divided into four sections: The introduction places the position of the Buddhist Tantras within Mahayana Buddhism and rec
The Oxford Handbook of Tantric Studies
Language: en
Pages: 1273
Authors: Payne
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-11-15 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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"Since the earliest encounters between tantric traditions and Western scholars, tantra has posed a challenge. Representation of tantra has tended to emphasize t
Tantra
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Imma Ramos
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-09-22 - Publisher: National Geographic Books

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A captivating study of the ancient Indian movement that has influenced and intrigued the world for more than a millennium. The Tantras, a set of sacred manuscri
Language in the Buddhist Tantra of Japan
Language: en
Pages: 254
Authors: Richard K. Payne
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-08-09 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Language in the Buddhist Tantra of Japan dismantles the preconception that Buddhism is a religion of mystical silence, arguing that language is in fact central