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Informationen zum Autor Richard K. Payne is Dean and Yehan Numata Professor of Japanese Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California. A member of the doctoral faculty of the Graduate Theological Union, he is also a collaborating researcher with the Open Research Center for the Humanities, Science, and Religion at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan. He is an ordained Shingon Buddhist priest. Klappentext Although Indian and Tibetan versions of tantric Buddhism are increasingly recognized! the East Asian variations on this practice remain largely overlooked. The only book to present the entire breadth of tantric Buddhism in East Asia! this collection remedies that situation with 12 key essays drawn from rare sources. Organized into four sections--China and Korea! Japan! Deities and Practices! and Influences on Japanese Religion--the book brings together a "critical mass" of scholarship! with the potential to create a sea change in the understanding of this subject Zusammenfassung While the tantric Buddhism found in the Indian and Tibetan traditions is increasingly recognized! in East Asia tantric Buddhism remains largely unknown. This collection brings together twelve key essays on tantric Buddhism in East Asia! drawn from sources that are not commonly available. The collection is organized into four sections: China and Korea! Japan! Deities and Practices! and Influences on Japanese Religion. Payne's work! which brings together in one place a "critical mass" of scholarship! will create a sea change in the understanding of the history of East Asian Buddhism and Tantra.
