The Splendid Vision
Reading a Buddhist Sutra
Featuring the first-ever English translation of the Splendid Vision Sutra, a sixth-century Indian Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its rich ritual magic and worship of bodhisattva-goddesses, this volume explicates the text's cultural significance as a source of extraordinary value, cosmic truth, and existential meaning. The ancient author of the Splendid Vision Sutra promises every imaginable reward to those who heed its words and rites, whether one's desire is to become king, enjoy heavenly pleasures for thousands of millennia, or attain the spiritual summit of advanced bodhisattvahood. Richard S. Cohen carefully analyzes this religious…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-231-15669-1
- EAN: 9780231156691
- Produktnummer: 12296232
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 176 S.
- Masse: H20.8 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.0 cm 240 g
- Gewicht: 240
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
Über den Autor
Richard S. Cohen is associate professor of South Asian religious literatures and director of the Program for the Study of Religion at the University of California, San Diego. He earned his Ph.D. in Buddhist studies from the University of Michigan and is the author of Beyond Enlightenment: Buddhism, Religion, Modernity.
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