An introduction to Tantric Buddhism / by Shashi Bhushan Dasgupta
Entry/Object ID
BQ8915.4 .D37 1974
Description
Throughout history Tantra has been shrouded in mystery, misunderstanding and criticism. This book, first published in India, bases its account of Tantric Buddhism on considerable study of a number of important texts, many of them unpublished manuscripts in old Nepalese script.
The author contends that the principal "object of the Tantra literature is to indicate and explain the practical method for realizing truth." In its exposition of the various schools of Tantric Buddhism -- both the philosophical bases of the schools and their related yogic practices -- this study clarifies the most fundamental aspect of Tantra: that the human body is the medium in and through which the truth can be realized. --Rear cover.
Contents:
Preliminary
Unsystematized Philosophical Fragments Found in the Buddhist Tantras
Schools of Tantric Buddhism
The Theological Position of the Tantric Buddhists
The Element of Esoteric Yoga
The Argument of the Tantric Buddhists in Defense of Their Yoga
Collection
Jotidhammo Collection
Dimensions
Dimension Description
xi, 211 pages ; 22 cm
Book Details
Author
Shashi Bhushan Dasgupta
Publisher
Shambhala
Place Published
City
Berkeley
State/Province
California
Date Published
1974
Publication Subjects
Tantric Buddhism
Vajrayana
Call No.
BQ8915.4 .D37 1974
ISBN
0877730520
Notes
Reprint of the 1958 ed. published by Calcutta University Press, Calcutta
