Powers of Protection : The Buddhist Tradition of Spells in the Dhāraṇīsaṃgraha Collections
Hidas, Gergely
Powers of Protection : The Buddhist Tradition of Spells in the Dhāraṇīsaṃgraha Collections - Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021 - 1 electronic resource (418 p.)
Open Access
This volume explores the most extensive tradition of Buddhist dharani literature and provides access to the earliest available materials for the first time. The Dhāraṇīsaṃgraha collections have been present in South Asia, and especially in Nepal, for more than eight hundred years and served to supply protection, merit and auspiciousness for those who commissioned their compilation.
Creative Commons
English
9783110713367 9783110713367 9783110713046 9783110713466
10.1515/9783110713367 doi
Australasian & Pacific history
Buddhism
Buddhism dharani Nepal magic
Powers of Protection : The Buddhist Tradition of Spells in the Dhāraṇīsaṃgraha Collections - Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021 - 1 electronic resource (418 p.)
Open Access
This volume explores the most extensive tradition of Buddhist dharani literature and provides access to the earliest available materials for the first time. The Dhāraṇīsaṃgraha collections have been present in South Asia, and especially in Nepal, for more than eight hundred years and served to supply protection, merit and auspiciousness for those who commissioned their compilation.
Creative Commons
English
9783110713367 9783110713367 9783110713046 9783110713466
10.1515/9783110713367 doi
Australasian & Pacific history
Buddhism
Buddhism dharani Nepal magic