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Title Chinese and Tibetan esoteric Buddhism / edited by Yael Bentor, Meir Shahar
Published Leiden : Brill, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 450 pages)
Series Studies on East Asian religions ; volume 1
Studies on East Asian religions ; v. 1.
Contents Chinese Perspectives on the Origins of Esoteric Buddhism -- Chan, Chinese Religion, and Esoteric Buddhism -- Scriptures and Practices in Their Tibetan Context -- Tibetan Buddhism in China -- Esoteric Buddhism in Dunhuang -- Esoteric Buddhism in the Tangut Xixia and Yugur spheres -- Esoteric Buddhism in the Dali kingdom (Yunnan)
Summary Bringing together leading authorities in the fields of Chinese and Tibetan Studies alike, 'Chinese and Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism' engages cutting-edge research on the fertile tradition of Esoteric Buddhism (also known as Tantric Buddhism). This state of the art volume unfolds the sweeping impact of esoteric Buddhism on Tibetan and Chinese cultures, and the movement's role in forging distinct political, ethnical, and religious identities across Asia at large. Deciphering the oftentimes bewildering richness of esoteric Buddhism, this broadly conceived work exposes the common ground it shares with other Buddhist schools, as well as its intersection with non-Buddhist faiths. As such, the book is a major contribution to the study of Asian religions and cultures
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 27, 2018)
Subject Tantric Buddhism -- China
Tantric Buddhism -- Tibet Region
Buddhism and culture -- China
Buddhism and culture -- Tibet Region
RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
Buddhism and culture
Tantric Buddhism
China
Tibet Region
Form Electronic book
Author Bentor, Yael, 1951- editor.
Shahar, Meir, 1959- editor.
LC no. 2016059545
ISBN 9789004340503
9004340505