Shingon : Japanese esoteric Buddhism / Taikō Yamasaki ; translated and adapted by Richard and Cynthia Peterson ; edited by Yasuyoshi Morimoto and David Kidd ; [foreword by Carmen Blacker].

Author
Yamasaki, Taikō, 1929- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
  • Boston : Shambhala, 1988.
  • [New York, N.Y.] : Distributed in the U.S. by Random House
Description
xviii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

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    Notes
    • Based on the author's: Mikkyō meisō to shinsō shinri and Mikkyō meisoho.
    • Includes index.
    Bibliographic references
    Bibliography: p. 219-228.
    Contents
    • Origins and development of esoteric Buddhism in India and China
    • Historical background of Shingon Buddhism in Japan
    • Mikkyo : the esoteric teaching
    • The ten levels of mind
    • The secret activities of body, speech, and mind
    • The dynamic Mandala
    • The scope and complexity of Shingon ritual
    • Concentrated three-secrets practices.
    ISBN
    • 0877734437 ((pbk.))
    • 9780877734437 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    87028619
    OCLC
    16901122
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