The Taming of the demons: violence and liberation in Tibetan Buddhism

Evil and ignorance in Tantric Buddhism -- Demons in the dark -- A Buddhist manual for human sacrifice? -- Sacrifice and the law -- Foundational violence -- Buddhist warfare -- Conclusions : violence in the mirror -- Appendix A. The subjugation of Rudra -- Appendix B. Dunhuang Liberation Rite (Transc...

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Contributors: Dalton, Jacob Paul 1969- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New Haven Yale University Press 2011
In:Year: 2011
Further subjects:B Tantric Buddhism (China) (Tibet Autonomous Region)
B Tantric Buddhism
B Electronic books Electronic books
B Violence Religious aspects Tantric Buddhism
B China ; Tibet Autonomous Region
B Tantric Buddhism China Tibet Autonomous Region
B RELIGION ; Buddhism ; Rituals & Practice
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