Mediating the Power of Buddhas: Ritual in the Manju'srimulakalpa [Paperback]

Glenn Wallis (Author)

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Paperback: 265 pages
Publisher: State University of New York Press; illustrated edition edition (July 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0791454126
ISBN-13: 978-0791454121
Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.4 x 1.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 367 g

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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,065,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #71 in Books > Nonfiction > Philosophy > Eastern > Buddhism > Sutras
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Analyzes a seventh-century ritual manual that provides both a rich source of information of medieval Buddhist life and address the ongoing concern of how an adherent can encounter the power of a buddha. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Mediating the Power of Buddhas offers a fascinating analysis of the seventh-century ritual manual, the MañjusŒriµmuµlakalpa. This medieval text is intended to reveal the path into a ritual universe where the power of a buddha abides. Author Glenn Wallis traces the strategies of the MañjusŒriµmuµlakalpa to enable its committed reader to perfect the promised ritual, uncovering what conditions must be met for ritual practice to succeed and what personal characteristics practitioners must possess in order to realize the ritual intentions of the Buddhist community. The manual itself was written at a key point in Buddhist history, one when Hindu forms of practice were still imitated and on the cusp of the shift from Mahaµyaµna to Vajrayaµna (or Tantric) Buddhism. In addition, the MañjusŒriµmuµlakalpa presents a rich compendium of Buddhist life in an earlier era, containing information on a variety of its readers' concerns: astrology, astronomy, medicine and healing, ritual practice, iconography, devotion, and meditation. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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