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The inner kalacakratantra

a Buddhist tantric view of the individual

by Vesna A. Wallace

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

The Kalacakratantra is the latest and most comprehensive Buddhist Tantra that is available in its original Sanskrit. The Kalacakratantra's five chapters are classified into three categories: outer, inner, and other Kalacakratantra. This text focuses on the inner Kalacakratantra.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Asian esoteric and internal traditions.

  • Controlled discovery queries from gegnir matched “Tantra”. Retained metadata contains “tantra” in the description.

    • Tantra· via Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue
    • tantra· in description

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a Buddhist tantric view of the individual

1st ed

1 online resource (284 pages); Description based upon print version of record; Dewey classification: 294.3/85; Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-259) and index; Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Broader Theoretical Framework of the K& -- #257 -- lacakratantra -- 2 A History of the sad-anga-yoga of the K& -- #257 -- lacakratantra and Its Relation to Other Religious Traditions of India -- 3 The Nature of Syncretism in the K& -- #257 -- lacakratantra -- 4 The Concept of Science in the K& -- #257 -- lacakra Tradition -- 5 The Cosmic Body -- 6 The Social Body -- 7 The Gnostic Body -- 8 The Transformative Body -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z; Publication place: New York

2001Oxford University PressEnglish
  • 9786610470785
  • 0198028482
  • 128047078X
  • 1423727495
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