A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja - Critical Edition
A hitherto unpublished scripture of Buddhist dharani literature, the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja has been recently discovered in five Nepalese manuscripts. This rare Sanskrit text from around the fifth century focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2019
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| Series: | Beyond Boundaries
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | A hitherto unpublished scripture of Buddhist dharani literature, the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja has been recently discovered in five Nepalese manuscripts. This rare Sanskrit text from around the fifth century focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture by the vidyadhara spell-master, linking the incantation tradition to the economic power of the Nepalese Buddhist community. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (145 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110621051 9783110617658;9783110620498 |
| Access: | Open Access |