The art of manifesting the sacred: creating, filling, and consecrating statues and stupas in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, 5 vols., based on the gZungs bul lag len (manual for Dharani and...

Boedler, Christine

.... relic insertion) by Jam-mgon Kong-sprul Blo-gros-mtha-yas (1813-1899). Three of the most conspicuous physical manifestations of Buddhism in the Tibetan cultural sphere are what are known as the three receptacles (rten gsum): (a) sacred statues of buddhas, bodhisattvas, deities, and masters, which serve as receptacles of the Buddhas body (skui rten), (b) sacred scriptures and treatises in b...

Series: Indian and Tibetan Studies; 16.1 to 16.5

Publisher: Dept. of Indian and Tibetan Studies, Universitat Hamburg

USD 319.75

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