In an attempt to reconstruct an elusive aspect of the medieval Chinese imagination, The Eminent Monk examines biographies of Chinese Buddhist monks, from the uncompromising ascetic to the unfathomable wonder-worker. The book treats representations of asceticism in biographies of…
"Lin Zhao'en (1517-1598) set out to popularize Confucianism by combining Confucian studies with Daoist inner alchemical techniques and Buddhist Chan philosophy into something he called the Three in One Teachings. Despite periods of clandestine activity since its inception, the T…
"The present work contains a reproduction of photographs in color of the manuscript of the Antarvyāpti ( -samarthana) by Ratnākaraśānti, preserved in the National Archives, Kathmandu, Nepal, its transliteration in Roman script, a list of rewritten portions of the manuscript, a n…
by Lopez, Donald S., Jr, Quintman, Andrew H., Gtsaṅ-smyon He-ru-ka
fromPenguin classics
Eeuwenoude boeddhistische tekst, geraadpleegd om de staat van verlichting en bevrijding te bereiken.
The crowning cultural achievement of medieval India, Tantric Buddhism is known in the West primarily for the sexual practices of its adherents, who strive to transform erotic passion into spiritual ecstasy. Historians of religion have long held that the enlightenment thus attemp…
