Jacob Dalton, Sam Van Schaik

Tibetan Tantric Manuscripts from Dunhuang: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Stein Collection at the British Library

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Produktbeschreibung

This heavily indexed descriptive catalogue provides an indispensable doorway into the Tibetan Dunhuang collections. Its publication promises to make possible many further studies of these long-neglected treasures, particular those relating to the esoteric traditions of tantric Buddhism.

Produktdetails

• Brill's Tibetan Studies Librar Nr.12
• Verlag: Brill
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 167mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 880g
• ISBN-13: 9789004154223
• ISBN-10: 9004154221
• Artikelnr.: 22708167

Autorenporträt

Jacob Dalton, Ph.D. (2002) in Buddhist Studies, University of Michigan, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Yale University. His recent research examines the role of violence in Tibetan Buddhism, and the importance of ritual manuals in early Tantric Buddhism. Sam van Schaik, Ph.D. (2000) in Buddhist Studies, University of Manchester, is Research Project Manager for the International Dunhuang Project at the British Library. He is currently engaged in a long-term research project on the palaeography and social context of the Dunhuang manuscripts.