| The Kilaya Nirvana Tantra and the Vajra Wrath Tantra: Two Texts from the Ancient Tantra Collection Contributor(s): Cantwell, Cathy (Author), Mayer, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 3700136781 ISBN-13: 9783700136781 Publisher: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press OUR PRICE: $93.10 Product Type: Paperback Language: German Published: December 2007 Annotation: The (rNying ma'i rgyud'bum) contains many of the oldest examples of Tantric literature in Tibetan. It also contains many of the most important examples of Buddhist Tantric literature surviving in any language. Its contribution to Tibetan religion and culture over the last 1,200 years has been incalculable, and remains undiminished today. In this work, Cantwell and Mayer have begun the immense task of restoring these wonderful texts to their original form through textual criticism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Tibetan - Religion | Buddhism - Sacred Writings - Philosophy | Buddhist |
| Dewey: 294.385 |
| LCCN: 2007465423 |
| Series: Denkschriften Der Phil.-Hist. Klasse |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 8.32" W x 11.66" (1.99 lbs) 289 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 1,000 plus texts of the Ancient Tantra Collection (rNying ma'i rgyud 'bum) contain many of the oldest examples of Tantric literature in Tibetan. They also contain many of the most important examples of Buddhist Tantric literature surviving in any language. Their contribution to Tibetan religion and culture over the last 1,200 years has been incalculable, and remains undiminished in modern times. Yet, like most manuscript traditions of such great antiquity, centuries of accumulated scribal corruption have reduced them in a great many cases almost to incomprehensibility, even to the most learned Tibetan lamas. Modern times have been a particularly testing period for this great scriptural tradition, above all because the Chinese invasion of Tibet led to the destruction of an estimated 95% of its extant witnesses. In this work, Cantwell and Mayer attempt to start the immense task of restoring these wonderful texts to their original state through textual criticism. They discuss the received scribal state of the texts, their surviving editions, and different possible methods of restoring them through textual criticism. They produce editions of two importang texts, also considering features of their original compilation, and commentarial usage of them. This is intended as a small contribution towards the eventual restoration of the entire tradition. |