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1 online resource (xiii, 160 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Featuring the first-ever English translation of the?Splendid Vision Sutra," a sixth-century Indian Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its rich ritual magic and worship of bodhisattva-goddesses, this volume explicates the text's cultural significance as a source of extraordinary value, cosmic truth, and existential meaning. The ancient author of the?Splendid Vision Sutra" promises every imaginable reward to those who heed its words and rites, whether one's desire is to become king, enjoy heavenly pleasures for thousands of millennia, or attain the spiritual summit of advanced b. |
| Contents |
Preface; Introduction to the Translation; Gilgit's Splendid Vision; Sutra as Readymade: A Rationale for Reading; Regarding the Translation; TRANSLATION; The Assembly; Setting the Scene; Shakyamuni's Discourse; Vajrapani's Discourse; Manjushri's Questions-Shakyamuni's Answers; Verses; Avalokiteshvara's Discourse; Anopama's Discourse; Shankhini's Discourse; Bhima's Discourse; Reprising the Merit of the Sutra; Verses, Second Set; The Concluding Discourse; Conclusion; INTERPRETIVE ESSAY; Reading Sutras in Theory and in Practice; The Splendid Vision as Scripture: Setting the Scene. |
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Authority: From India to Rome and Back AgainThe Play of Power; Glossary; Notes; Works Cited; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Includes English translation from Tibetan and Sanskrit sources. |
| Subject |
Mahayana Buddhism.
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Mahayana Buddhism. |
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Buddhism -- Sacred books.
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Buddhism -- Sacred books. |
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Electronic books.
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Sacred books.
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Sacred works.
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Sacred works.
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| Added Author |
Cohen, Richard S., 1963- writer of added commentary, translator.
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| Added Title |
Sarvatathāgatādhiṛṭhānasatvāvalokanabuddhakṛetrasandarśanavyūha. English.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sarvatathāgatādhiṛṭhānasatvāvalokanabuddhakṛetrasandarśanavyūha. English. Splendid vision. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012 9780231156684 (DLC) 2011027733 (OCoLC)741355042 |
| ISBN |
9780231527521 (electronic book) |
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0231527527 (electronic book) |
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9780231156684 |
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0231156685 |
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9780231156691 |
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0231156693 |
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