Tibetan Mahayogatantra: An Ethno-Historical Study of Skulls, Bones and Relics
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Tibetan Mahayogatantra: An Ethno-Historical Study of Skulls, Bones and Relics (2008)
HC NWISBN: 9788176466424 bzw. 8176466425, Sprache unbekannt, B.R. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, India, gebundenes Buch, neu, mit Einband.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd [4059398], New Delhi, DELHI, India.
Bone carving, one of the most ancient crafts of Tibet, is here treated in the context of Mahayoga Tantra. Since the first missionary reports from Tibet in the letters to Rome (17 - 18 century) the use of skulls and bones in Tibet was described as sorcery involving all sorts of magic operations, and referred in the context to head hunting practices and ancestry cults. For the first time a full and thorough ethno-historical investigation is presented, combining the study of early Indian written documents (5 - 12 cent) and Tibetan texts (11 - 20 cent) on the subject with field study and participating observation (1983-1994). The author, herself a practicing Tantrik Buddhist, relates the use of skulls and bones to rituals of the Mahayoga Tantra within Vajrayana Buddhism. On the example of five traditional ritual instruments made of human bones: Thigh bone trumpet, Damaru, Skull cup, prayer beads and bone ornaments, she explains the philosophical ground, application and aim of the technology, functions and symbolism of Tibetan `bone lore`, including relics, sacred mummies and the practice of mummification in Tibet. Spiced with autobiographical accounts this book gives a rare ethno-historical insight into the magical mysteries of Tibet. Whoever wants to know about trance-runners, skull oracles or how to fabricate a cloak of invisibility may find here the answers. Printed Pages: 253.
Bone carving, one of the most ancient crafts of Tibet, is here treated in the context of Mahayoga Tantra. Since the first missionary reports from Tibet in the letters to Rome (17 - 18 century) the use of skulls and bones in Tibet was described as sorcery involving all sorts of magic operations, and referred in the context to head hunting practices and ancestry cults. For the first time a full and thorough ethno-historical investigation is presented, combining the study of early Indian written documents (5 - 12 cent) and Tibetan texts (11 - 20 cent) on the subject with field study and participating observation (1983-1994). The author, herself a practicing Tantrik Buddhist, relates the use of skulls and bones to rituals of the Mahayoga Tantra within Vajrayana Buddhism. On the example of five traditional ritual instruments made of human bones: Thigh bone trumpet, Damaru, Skull cup, prayer beads and bone ornaments, she explains the philosophical ground, application and aim of the technology, functions and symbolism of Tibetan `bone lore`, including relics, sacred mummies and the practice of mummification in Tibet. Spiced with autobiographical accounts this book gives a rare ethno-historical insight into the magical mysteries of Tibet. Whoever wants to know about trance-runners, skull oracles or how to fabricate a cloak of invisibility may find here the answers. Printed Pages: 253.
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Tibetan Mahayoga Tantra: An Ethno Historical Study of Skulls Bones & Relics (2008)
HC NWISBN: 9788176466424 bzw. 8176466425, Sprache unbekannt, gebundenes Buch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Indien, शिपिंग लागत के लिए: IND.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Indianbooks.
Hardcover . New. (Size: 23 x 15 cms), Col.Photos xiv+225 Yr. of Pub.2008 8176466425.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Indianbooks.
Hardcover . New. (Size: 23 x 15 cms), Col.Photos xiv+225 Yr. of Pub.2008 8176466425.
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Tibetan Mahayoga Tantra
HC NWISBN: 9788176466424 bzw. 8176466425, Sprache unbekannt, B.R. Publishing Corporation BRPC, gebundenes Buch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, शिपिंग लागत के लिए: IND.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Cold Books.
B.R. Publishing Corporation BRPC . hardcover. New. pp. xxviii + 223 Index 1st Published.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Cold Books.
B.R. Publishing Corporation BRPC . hardcover. New. pp. xxviii + 223 Index 1st Published.
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Tibetan Mahayoga Tantra: An Ethno Historical Study of Skulls Bones & Relics (2008)
HC NWISBN: 9788176466424 bzw. 8176466425, Sprache unbekannt, B.R. Publishing Corporation, gebundenes Buch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Indien, शिपिंग लागत के लिए: IND.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, BkpBooks.
Delhi, India: B.R. Publishing Corporation, 2008. Hardcover. New.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, BkpBooks.
Delhi, India: B.R. Publishing Corporation, 2008. Hardcover. New.
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Tibetan Mahayoga Tantra: an Ethno Historical Study of Skulls Bones & Relics (2008)
HC NWISBN: 9788176466424 bzw. 8176466425, Sprache unbekannt, B.R. Publishing Corporation, gebundenes Buch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Indien, प्लस शिपिंग, शिपिंग क्षेत्र: INT.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, A - Z Books, DELHI, New Delhi, [RE:2].
Hardcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, A - Z Books, DELHI, New Delhi, [RE:2].
Hardcover.
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