The Weaving of Mantra
Ryuichi Abe
Esoteric Buddhism, or mikkyo in Japanese, consists of complex systems of icons, meditative rituals, and ritual languages, all of which aim at enabling practitioners to immediately grasp abstract Buddhist doctrines through actual ritual experiences. IdentifYing itself as Vajrayana (lightning fast vehicle for enlightenment), it distinguishes itself from other Buddhist schools in the traditions of Mahayana (greater vehicle) and Hlnayana (lesser vehicle)-the schools that rely primarily on ordinary language, rather than ritual systems, for understanding Buddhist doctrines-by classifYing those traditions as exoteric.
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Année:
1999
Edition:
First Edition
Editeur::
Columbia University Press
Langue:
english
Pages:
597
Fichier:
PDF, 27.35 MB
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english, 1999