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Author : Ajai Pal Singh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788173201202
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Śaiva Traditions Through the Ages written by Ajai Pal Singh and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Dean Shulman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400856922
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Tamil Temple Myths written by David Dean Shulman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South India is a land of many temples and shrines, each of which has preserved a local tradition of myth, folklore, and ritual. As one of the first Western scholars to explore this tradition in detail, David Shulman brings together the stories associated with these sacred sites and places them in the context of the greater Hindu religious tradition. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : V. Ramakrishnan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (969 download)
Download or read book Experience and Systematisation: Two Aspects of the Saiva Tradition written by V. Ramakrishnan and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tracy Pintchman
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438416180
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)
Download or read book The Rise of the Goddess in the Hindu Tradition written by Tracy Pintchman and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the rise of the Great Goddess by focusing on the development of saakti (creative energy), maya (objective illusion), and prakr(materiality) from Vedic times to the late Puranic period, clarifying how these principles became central to her theology.
Author : David B. Gray
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199763690
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Tantric Traditions in Transmission and Translation written by David B. Gray and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the movement of tantric Buddhist traditions through time and space, from the early history of tantric Buddhism to the present day. These studies investigate the development of tantric Buddhist traditions in India, their dissemination into Central and East Asia, and exchanges between tantric Buddhist and rival religious traditions. From the hyper-masculine Buddha to the ritualized bodies of the siddhas, the first chapter traces shifts in Indian Buddhist ideal masculinities. The second chapter explores the intersection of Buddhism and Śaivism in early medieval India through the evolving figure of the yoginī. Another chapter explores how tenth- and eleventh-century scholars and translators in Tibet "purified" a Buddhist deity that showed signs of Śaiva Hindu origins. Two chapters use often-overlooked Tibetan and Chinese materials to explore the influence of incantations and ritual manuals on the formation of early tantric Buddhist literature. The volume's longest chapter is a detailed history of Vajrayāna Buddhism in Nepal. The work concludes with two studies of hybridity and transformation in East Asia: one on the Homa of the Northern Dipper, a fire ritual which passed from India to China to Japan, adapting to Daoist, Buddhist, and Shintō contexts; and another on the True Buddha School, a contemporary Chinese transformation of Vajrayāna Buddhism.
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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004432809
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several fields of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of the Śaiva religions, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Buddhism, Śaivism and Vaiṣṇavism; religious art and architecture; and Sanskrit belles lettres. Grateful former students, joined by other experts influenced by his scholarship, here offer papers that make significant contributions to our understanding of the cultural, religious, political, and intellectual histories of premodern South and Southeast Asia. Contributors are: Peter Bisschop, Judit Törzsök, Alex Watson, Isabelle Ratié, Christopher Wallis, Péter-Dániel Szántó, Srilata Raman, Csaba Dezső, Gergely Hidas, Nina Mirnig, John Nemec, Bihani Sarkar, Jürgen Hanneder, Diwakar Acharya, James Mallinson, Csaba Kiss, Jason Birch, Elizabeth Mills, Ryugen Tanemura, Anthony Tribe, and Parul Dave-Mukherji.
Author : Dominic Goodall
Publisher : Gonda Indological Studies
ISBN 13 : 9789004432666
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (326 download)
Download or read book Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions written by Dominic Goodall and published by Gonda Indological Studies. This book was released on 2020 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early Śaivism -- Exegetical and Philosophical Traditions -- Religion, the State, and Social History -- Mantra, Ritual, and Yoga -- Art and Architecture.
Author : Gavin Flood
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405132515
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)
Download or read book The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism written by Gavin Flood and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-06-10 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ideal resource for courses on Hinduism or world religions, this accessible volume spans the entire field of Hindu studies. It provides a forum for the best scholars in the world to make their views and research available to a wider audience. Comprehensively covers the textual traditions of Hinduism Features four coherent sections covering theoretical issues, textual traditions, science and philosophy, and Hindu society and politics Reflects the trend away from essentialist understandings of Hinduism towards tradition and regional-specific studies Includes material on Hindu folk religions and stresses the importance of region in analyzing Hinduism Ideal for use on university courses.
Author : 永ノ尾信悟
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9784796301886
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)
Download or read book タントラの形成と展開 written by 永ノ尾信悟 and published by . This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ヒンドウー教・仏教の潮流を目指した画期的報告書
Author : Teun Goudriaan
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004646043
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)
Download or read book The Sanskrit Tradition and Tantrism written by Teun Goudriaan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Teun Goudriaan
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004092457
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (924 download)
Download or read book The Sanskrit Tradition and Tantrism written by Teun Goudriaan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1990 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Guy L. Beck
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791464168
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (641 download)
Download or read book Alternative Krishnas written by Guy L. Beck and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going beyond the standard depictions of Krishna in the epics, this book uses regional and vernacular sources to present a wide range of Krishna traditions.
Author : Peter Clarke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136851852
Total Pages : 1010 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)
Download or read book The World's Religions written by Peter Clarke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-01-14 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Gives an account of the history, the theological basis, the practice and the current state of the study of religion and religions throughout the world * Combines a clear and non-technical style of presentation with a structure and range of contributions which reflect the richness and complexity of religion itself, of the religions of the world and the study of religions * Comprehensive index, bibliographies and suggestions for further reading `Intriguing philosophical questions are raised about the nature of religion and the qualities needed for studying it.' - Times Higher Education Supplement `Excellent book ... remarkably successful, impressive as much for the sheer scale of the undertaking as for its consistent standard of analysis. It is a fine achievement which will serve both as a very suitable textbook for students and a reliable guide to the state of scholarship in the History and Study of Religions.' - Heythrop Journal
Author : Friedhelm Hardy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134931883
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)
Download or read book The World's Religions: The Religions of Asia written by Friedhelm Hardy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : John Hughes
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1434325164
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (343 download)
Download or read book Kashmir Shaivism written by John Hughes and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christian K. Wedemeyer
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231162413
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)
Download or read book Making Sense of Tantric Buddhism written by Christian K. Wedemeyer and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Sense of Tantric Buddhism fundamentally rethinks the nature of the transgressive theories and practices of the Buddhist Tantric traditions, challenging the notion that the Tantras were “marginal” or primitive and situating them instead—both ideologically and institutionally—within larger trends in mainstream Buddhist and Indian culture. Critically surveying prior scholarship, Wedemeyer exposes the fallacies of attributing Tantric transgression to either the passions of lusty monks, primitive tribal rites, or slavish imitation of Saiva traditions. Through comparative analysis of modern historical narratives—that depict Tantrism as a degenerate form of Buddhism, a primal religious undercurrent, or medieval ritualism—he likewise demonstrates these to be stock patterns in the European historical imagination. Through close analysis of primary sources, Wedemeyer reveals the lived world of Tantric Buddhism as largely continuous with the Indian religious mainstream and deploys contemporary methods of semiotic and structural analysis to make sense of its seemingly repellent and immoral injunctions. Innovative, semiological readings of the influential Guhyasamaja Tantra underscore the text’s overriding concern with purity, pollution, and transcendent insight—issues shared by all Indic religions—and a large-scale, quantitative study of Tantric literature shows its radical antinomianism to be a highly managed ritual observance restricted to a sacerdotal elite. These insights into Tantric scripture and ritual clarify the continuities between South Asian Tantrism and broader currents in Indian religion, illustrating how thoroughly these “radical” communities were integrated into the intellectual, institutional, and social structures of South Asian Buddhism.
Author : P T Raju
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135029423
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The Philosophical Traditions of India written by P T Raju and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume conveys that Indian philosophy has intricate and complex metaphysical and epistemological theories as other philosophies and that these disciplines – epistemology and metaphysics – are an essential part of Indian philosophy.
