Indian Esoteric Buddhism: A Social History of the Tantric Movement

Type

Book

Authors

Ronald M. Davidson

ISBN 10

0231126190

ISBN 13

9780231126199

Tags

India, Historical Study & Educational Resources, History, Rituals & Practice

Abstract

Introduction: A plethora of premises -- Prayers in the palace, swords in the temple: early medieval India -- The medieval Buddhist experience -- The victory of esoterism and the imperial metaphor -- Siddhas and the religious landscape -- Siddhas, literature, and language -- Siddhas, monks, and communities -- Conclusion: The esoteric conundrum -- Appendix: Probable Patupata sites -- Glossary.

Description

xvi, 475 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Biblio Notes

49773764

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