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The Inner Kalacakratantra: A Buddhist Tantric View of the Individual »

Authors: Vesna A. Wallace
ISBN-13: 9780195122114, ISBN-10: 0195122119
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: August 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Vesna A. Wallace

Book Synopsis

The Kalacakratantra, the latest and most comprehensive Buddhist Tantra available in its original Sanskrit, has never been the topic of a full scale scholarly study. This fascinating volume fills that gap, concentrating on the inner Kalackaratantra and discussing the nature of human beings.

	Introduction	3
1	The Broader Theoretical Framework of the Kalacakratantra	6
2	A History of the sad-anga-yoga of the Kalacakratantra and Its Relation to Other Religious Traditions of India	25
3	The Nature of Syncretism in the Kalacakratantra	31
4	The Concept of Science in the Kalacakra Tradition	43
5	The Cosmic Body	56
6	The Social Body	109
7	The Gnostic Body	143
8	The Transformative Body	182
	Conclusion	215
	Notes	217
	Bibliography	245
	Index	261