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Mediating the Power of Buddhas: Ritual in the Manjusrimulakalpa
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Mediating the Power of Buddhas: Ritual in the Manjusrimulakalpa Hardcover - 2002

by Glenn Wallis


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Mediating the Power of Buddhas offers a fascinating analysis of the seventh-century ritual manual, the Majusrimulakalpa. This medieval text is intended to reveal the path into a ritual universe where the power of a buddha abides. Author Glenn Wallis traces the strategies of the Majusrimulakalpa to enable its committed reader to perfect the promised ritual, uncovering what conditions must be met for ritual practice to succeed and what personal characteristics practitioners must possess in order to realize the ritual intentions of the Buddhist community. The manual itself was written at a key point in Buddhist history, one when Hindu forms of practice were still imitated and on the cusp of the shift from Mahayana to Vajrayana (or Tantric) Buddhism. In addition, the Majusrimulakalpa presents a rich compendium of Buddhist life in an earlier era, containing information on a variety of its readers' concerns: astrology, astronomy, medicine and healing, ritual practice, iconography, devotion, and meditation.

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  • Title Mediating the Power of Buddhas: Ritual in the Manjusrimulakalpa
  • Author Glenn Wallis
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 279
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher State University of New York Press
  • Date 2002-07
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780791454114 / 0791454118
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 5.7 x 0.8 in (22.86 x 14.48 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001049443
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.385

About the author

Glenn Wallis is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Georgia.

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