The inner kalacakratantra : a Buddhist tantric view of the individual / / Vesna A. Wallace

• Autore: Wallace Vesna A
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 pages)
• Disciplina: 294.3/85
• Soggetto topico: Buddhist anthropology; Human body - Religious aspects - Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism - Doctrines
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-259) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Broader Theoretical Framework of the K& -- #257 -- lacakratantra -- 2 A History of the sad-anga-yoga of the K& -- #257 -- lacakratantra and Its Relation to Other Religious Traditions of India -- 3 The Nature of Syncretism in the K& -- #257 -- lacakratantra -- 4 The Concept of Science in the K& -- #257 -- lacakra Tradition -- 5 The Cosmic Body -- 6 The Social Body -- 7 The Gnostic Body -- 8 The Transformative Body -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Kalacakratantra is the latest and most comprehensive Buddhist Tantra that is available in its original Sanskrit. The Kalacakratantra's five chapters are classified into three categories: outer, inner, and other Kalacakratantra. This text focuses on the inner Kalacakratantra.
• Titolo autorizzato: The inner kālacakratantra
• ISBN: 1-280-47078-X; 0-19-802848-2; 1-4237-2749-5; 9786610470785
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817859103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II