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• Title:Chinese and Tibetan esoteric Buddhism / edited by Yael Bentor, Meir Shahar.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Bentor, Yael, 1951- editor.
  Shahar, Meir, 1959- editor.
  
• Published/Created:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
  

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  • Location:KOERNER LIBRARY stacks (Floor 1)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: BQ8916 .C49 2017
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    
  • Links:Donor bookplate
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Tantric Buddhism--China.
  Tantric Buddhism--Tibet Region.
  Buddhism and culture--China.
  Buddhism and culture--Tibet Region.
  
• Description:xi, 450 pages ; 25 cm
  
• Series:Studies on East Asian religions ; volume 1.
  
• Summary:Bringing together leading authorities in the fields of Chinese and Tibetan Studies alike, 'Chinese and Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism' engages cutting-edge research on the fertile tradition of Esoteric Buddhism (also known as Tantric Buddhism). This state of the art volume unfolds the sweeping impact of esoteric Buddhism on Tibetan and Chinese cultures, and the movement's role in forging distinct political, ethnical, and religious identities across Asia at large. Deciphering the oftentimes bewildering richness of esoteric Buddhism, this broadly conceived work exposes the common ground it shares with other Buddhist schools, as well as its intersection with non-Buddhist faiths. As such, the book is a major contribution to the study of Asian religions and cultures.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  Text in English with some Chinese.
  
• ISBN:9789004340497 hardcover ; alkaline paper
  9004340491 hardcover ; alkaline paper
  
• Contents:Chinese Perspectives on the Origins of Esoteric Buddhism
  Chan, Chinese Religion, and Esoteric Buddhism
  Scriptures and Practices in Their Tibetan Context
  Tibetan Buddhism in China
  Esoteric Buddhism in Dunhuang.