1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910703300703321

Titolo

Green building practices in the federal sector [[electronic resource] ] : progress and challenges to date : hearing before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, July 21, 2010

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2011

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 99 pages) : illustrations

Soggetti

Sustainable architecture - Government policy - United States

Public buildings - Energy conservation - United States

Public buildings - United States - Design and construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on July 26, 2011).

Paper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.

"Serial no. 111-147."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996309064503316

Autore

Hidas Gergely <1970->

Titolo

A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture : Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja - Critical Edition / / Gergely Hidas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin/Boston, : De Gruyter, 2019

Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

3-11-062105-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145)

Collana

Beyond Boundaries ; ; 3

Soggetti

Australasian & Pacific history

Buddhism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Edition and translation -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is the first in-depth study of a recently discovered Sanskrit dharani spell text from around the 5th century CE surviving in two palm-leaf and three paper manuscript compendia from Nepal. This rare Buddhist scripture focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture through overpowering mythical Nagas. Traditionally, these serpentine beings are held responsible for the amount of rainfall. The six chapters of the Vajratundasamayakalparaja present the vidyadhara spell-master as a ritualist who uses mandalas, mudras and other techniques to gain mastery over the Nagas and thus control the rains. By subjugating the Nagas, favourable weather and good crops are guaranteed. This links this incantation tradition to economic power and the securing of worldly support for the Buddhist community.