LEADER 00673nam0 2200241 450 001 000001583 005 20080709162145.0 100 $a20000719d1993----km-y0itay50------ba 101 0 $aita 102 $aIT 200 1 $a<>ritmi del mare$fFranco Ricci Lucchi 210 $aRoma$cNIS$d1993 215 $a251 p.$cill.$d21 cm 225 2 $aBiblioteca scientifica$v3 410 0$12001$aBiblioteca scientifica 610 1 $aSedimentazione 676 $a551.3 700 1$aRicci Lucchi,$bFranco$034602 801 0$aIT$bUNIPARTHENOPE$gRICA$2UNIMARC 912 $a000001583 951 $cPIST$aP1 551-R/2$b33481$d20000908 996 $aRitmi del mare$998834 997 $aUNIPARTHENOPE LEADER 02052nam 2200409 450 001 9910476941103321 005 20230515155658.0 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110621051 035 $a(CKB)5470000000566853 035 $a(NjHacI)995470000000566853 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000000566853 100 $a20230515d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBuddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture $eVajratun?d?asamayakalpara?ja /$fGergely Hidas 205 $aCritical edition. 210 1$aBerlin :$cDe Gruyter,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (152 pages) 225 1 $aBeyond Boundaries 311 $a3-11-062049-9 330 $aThis volume is the first in-depth study of a recently discovered Sanskrit dharani spell text from around the 5th century CE surviving in two palm-leaf and three paper manuscript compendia from Nepal. This rare Buddhist scripture focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture through overpowering mythical Nagas. Traditionally, these serpentine beings are held responsible for the amount of rainfall. The six chapters of the Vajratundasamayakalparaja present the vidyadhara spell-master as a ritualist who uses mandalas, mudras and other techniques to gain mastery over the Nagas and thus control the rains. By subjugating the Nagas, favourable weather and good crops are guaranteed. This links this incantation tradition to economic power and the securing of worldly support for the Buddhist community. 410 0$aBeyond boundaries series. 606 $aBuddhism$xCustoms and practices 606 $aRain-making rites 615 0$aBuddhism$xCustoms and practices. 615 0$aRain-making rites. 676 $a294.34 700 $aHidas$b Gergely$0967935 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910476941103321 996 $aBuddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture$93364636 997 $aUNINA