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The Buddhist Tantras: Light on Indo-Tibetan Esotericism
Alex Wayman
Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, 1993, 8120806999 / 9788120806993, First Edition, Hardcover, New, New,
This book has been divided into four sections. Part One is an Introduction which places the position of the Buddhist Tantras within Mahayana Buddhism and recalls their early literary history, especially the Guhyasamajatantra. In Part Two the author discusses the foundations of the Buddhist Tantras. Part Three is devoted to Special Studies which are very rarely available to the general public, such as the nine orifices of the body and the Tantric teachings of the inner Zodiac; female energy and symbolism in the Buddhist Tantras; and the five-fold ritual symbolism of passion and Part Four is the Bibliographical Research which contains a correlation between the trantric portions of the Kanjur and the Tanjur. Printed Pages: 265. 027664
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The Enlightenment of Vairocana: Book I-Study of the Vairocanabhisambodhitantra Book, Book II-Study of the Mahavairocana-Sutra
Alex Wayman and R. Tajima
Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, 1998, 8120806409 / 9788120806405, First Edition, Hard Cover, New, New,
The Enlightenment of Vairocana is a covering for two books that study a famous Buddhist scripture with given Sanskrit titles of Vairocanabhisambodhitantra or Mahavairocanasutra. The first book, by Alex Wayman, translates the second chapter, which contains the body mandala of Vairocana s Compassion, copiously using Buddhaguhya s commentary, study of some other chapters such as the final one on fire lineage, and includes much introductory material, stressing the Indo-Tibetan approach, on such topics as the Dharmadhatu and the deities of the second chapter. The second book, by Ryujun Tajima, translates the first chapter, with the scripture s theory of becoming a Buddha in one life, copiously using Subhakarasimha s commentary, summary of the remaining chapters, and includes introductory material stressing the Sino-Japanese approach, especially introducing the reader to the positions of the Shingon sect. The two books complement each other, and provide the interested reader with a veritable feast of information. Hopefully the reader will appreciate the beauty of religious message, and the efforts of the two authors to render the words of the scripture sensitively and carefully. It should be admitted that this is a profound Buddhist scripture with numerous well-crafted verses, and that it is resistent to the understanding, requiring lengthy attention for its penetration. Printed Pages: 398. 020848
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