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Author:   David B. Gray (Associate Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department, Associate Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department, Santa Clara University) ,  Ryan Richard Overbey (Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, Wesleyan University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.70cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780199763696

ISBN 10:   0199763690
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   05 May 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction: Tracing Tantric Traditions Through Time and Space David B. Gray and Ryan Richard Overbey Buddhas, Siddhas, and Indian Masculine Ideals John Powers Converting the Dakini: Goddess Cults and Tantras of the Yoginis between Buddhism and Saivism Shaman Hatley Vajrayana Traditions in Nepal Todd Lewis and Naresh Man Bajracarya How Dharanis WERE Proto-Tantric: Liturgies, Ritual Manuals, and the Origins of the Tantras Jacob Dalton The Purification of Heruka: On the Transmission of a Controversial Buddhist Tradition to Tibet David B. Gray Vicissitudes of Text and Rite in the Great Peahen Queen of Spells Ryan Richard Overbey The Homa of the Northern Dipper Richard K. Payne The Tantric Teachings and Rituals of the True Buddha School: the Chinese transformation of Vajrayana Buddhism TAM Wai Lun

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Tantric Traditions in Transmission and Translation is an excellent collection of essays on Tantra across eras, religions, and cultures, each one touching on some important aspect of the state of the art in modern Tantric scholarship. A must-read to catch up with the latest findings about the deep and broad impact Tantric traditions have had on Asian civilizations, past and present-now beginning to influence the West. -Robert A. F. Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University

Tantric Traditions in Transmission and Translation is an excellent collection of essays on Tantra across eras, religions, and cultures, each one touching on some important aspect of the state of the art in modern Tantric scholarship. A must-read to catch up with the latest findings about the deep and broad impact Tantric traditions have had on Asian civilizations, past and present-now beginning to influence the West. -Robert A. F. Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University

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David B. Gray is Associate Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department at Santa Clara University. Ryan Richard Overbey is Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University.

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