Name/Title
An introduction to Tantric Buddhism / by Shashi Bhushan DasguptaEntry/Object ID
BQ8915.4 .D37 1974Description
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in India, bases its account of Tantric Buddhism on considerable study of a number of important texts, many of them unpublished manuscripts in old Nepalese script.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 YogaCollection
Jotidhammo CollectionDimensions
Dimension Description
xi, 211 pages ; 22 cmBook Details
Author
Shashi Bhushan DasguptaPublisher
ShambhalaPlace Published
City
BerkeleyState/Province
CaliforniaDate Published
1974Publication Subjects
Tantric Buddhism
VajrayanaCall No.
BQ8915.4 .D37 1974ISBN
0877730520Notes
Reprint of the 1958 ed. published by Calcutta University Press, Calcutta