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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827693903321

Titolo

Tantric treasures : three collections of mystical verse from Buddhist India / / introduced, translated, and annotated by Roger R. Jackson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-4237-2029-6

0-19-803722-8

1-280-55901-2

9786610559015

0-19-516641-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 168 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

Sarahapada <8th cent.>

Krsnavajrapada <11th cent.>

Tillopada <988-1069.>

JacksonRoger R <1950-> (Roger Reid)

Disciplina

891.3

Soggetti

Buddhist poetry

Religious poetry

Tantric literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Saraha's Treasury of Couplets -- K&amp -- #257 -- nha's Treasury of Couplets -- Tilopa's Treasury of Couplets -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides accurate, accessible translations of three classics of medieval Indian Buddhist mysticism. Since their composition around 1000 CE, these poems have exerted a powerful influence on spiritual life.