The Weaving of Mantra

The Weaving of Mantra
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 620
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ISBN-10 : 0231528876
ISBN-13 : 9780231528870
Rating : 4/5 (870 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Weaving of Mantra by : Ryûichi Abé

Download or read book The Weaving of Mantra written by Ryûichi Abé and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1999-06-28 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great Buddhist priest Kûkai (774-835) is credited with the introduction and establishment of tantric -or esoteric -Buddhism in early ninth-century Japan. In Ryûichi Abé examines this important religious figure -neglected in modern academic literatu


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