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The Taming of the Demons : Violence and Liberation in Tibetan Buddhism.

Dalton, Jacob P.

The Taming of the Demons : Violence and Liberation in Tibetan Buddhism. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (324 pages)

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ONE: Evil and Ignorance in Tantric Buddhism -- TWO: Demons in the Dark -- THREE: A Buddhist Manual for Human Sacrifice? -- FOUR: Sacrifice and the Law -- FIVE: Foundational Violence -- SIX: Buddhist Warfare -- SEVEN: Conclusions: Violence in the Mirror -- Appendix A. The Subjugation of Rudra -- Appendix B. Dunhuang Liberation Rite (Transcription of PT42/ITJ419) -- Appendix C. Dunhuang Liberation Rite II (Translation and Transliteration of PT840/1) -- Notes -- Glossary of Tibetan Titles and Terms -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

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9780300153958


Tantric Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.


Electronic books.

BQ8915.8 -- .D35 2011eb

294.3/4342

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