The Weaving of Mantra
Ryuichi Abe
Esoteric Buddhism, or mikkyo in Japanese, consists of complex systems of icons, meditative rituals, and ritual languages, all of which aim at enabling practitioners to immediately grasp abstract Buddhist doctrines through actual ritual experiences. IdentifYing itself as Vajrayana (lightning fast vehicle for enlightenment), it distinguishes itself from other Buddhist schools in the traditions of Mahayana (greater vehicle) and Hlnayana (lesser vehicle)-the schools that rely primarily on ordinary language, rather than ritual systems, for understanding Buddhist doctrines-by classifYing those traditions as exoteric.
หมวดหมู่:
ปี:
1999
ฉบับพิมพ์ครั้งที่:
First Edition
สำนักพิมพ์:
Columbia University Press
ภาษา:
english
จำนวนหน้า:
597
ไฟล์:
PDF, 27.35 MB
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english, 1999