The Cakrasamvara Tantra (The Discourse of Sri Heruka) - Editions of the Sanskrit and Tibetan Texts

Informationen zum Autor David B. Gray is assistant professor of religious studies at Santa Clara University. Klappentext Composed in India during the eighth century! this text is a foundational scripture of one of the most important Indian Buddhist tantric traditions. The author's introductory essay provides an analysis of the historical and intellectual contexts in which the text was composed! and also investigates the history of its adaptation by Buddhists. The translation itself is heavily annotated! with extensive translations from the Indian and Tibetan commentaries on the text. Includes a trilingual glossary and index.

Product details

• Authors: D B Gray, David Gray, David B. Gray
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.07.2009, delayed
• EAN: 9781935011040
• ISBN: 978-1-935011-04-0
• Series: Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences; Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous