The Taming of the Demons : Violence and Liberation in Tibetan Buddhism / Jacob P. Dalton.

Author/creator Dalton, Jacob Paul
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, [2011], ©2011.
Descriptionx, 311 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Evil and Ignorance in Tantric Buddhism -- Demons in the Dark -- A Buddhist Manual for Human Sacrifice? -- Sacrifice and the Law -- Foundational Violence -- Buddhist Warfare -- Conclusions: Violence in the Mirror -- Appendix A. The Subjugation of Rudra -- Appendix B. Dunhuang Liberation Rite (Transcription of PT42/ITJ419) -- Appendix C. Dunhuang Liberation Rite II (Translation and Transliteration of PT840/1).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010042341
ISBN9780300153927 (cloth : alkaline paper)
ISBN0300153929 (cloth : alkaline paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BQ8915.8 .D35 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold