Buddhist Tantra and Buddhist Art-T.N. Mishra-dkpd-9788124601419
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| In (perhaps) secret
defiance of the rigid prescriptive codes of the Buddhist monastic order
cropped up a new, esoteric cultic phenomenon. Which, later known as Buddhist
tantra, not just compromised Shakyamuni’s ethical legacy, but came to be
administered by a whole host of mudras, mandalas, kriyas, caryas and
mysteriously ritualistic elements, even hedonistic practices. Dr. Mishra’s
book attempts afresh to investigate when, why and how emerged this
secrecy-ridden cult: now a spiritual tradition in its own right. The author,
who has had long, personal interactions with some of the living tantriks,
here enters the dark alleys of Buddhist tantra to look for its nucleus, its
evolution, its culmination, and the causes of its disintegration. Focussing,
further, on the shifting philosophical tenets of Buddhism: from Hinayana to
Mahayana, Vajrayana, Kalacakrayana and, finally, Sahajayana, Dr. Mishra
spells out quintessentially the world-view of Buddhist Tantra and its path to
nirvana or sukhavati: the abode of bliss, together with a wide range of
tàntric concepts that remain guhya (secret) to the uninitiated. Also showing
how Buddhist art, almost from the beginning, has been compellingly influenced
by tantric practices, the book exemplifies the manifestations of this
influence in the iconographic representations of the Buddhist deities,
illustrated manuscripts, thangkas, and even in the use of colours by the
Buddhist artists. |
| Book |
| ISBN |
9788124601419
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| PUBLISHER |
DKPD |
| Binding |
HARDCOVER |
| Edition |
2014 |
| Language |
ENGLISH |
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Buddhist Tantra and Buddhist Art-T.N. Mishra-dkpd-9788124601419
