Abodes of the vajra‑yoginīs: Mount Maṇicūḍa and Paśupatikṣetra as envisaged in the Tridalakamala and Maṇiśailamahāvadāna

This study examines how the logic of localisation functions in Buddhist tantric literature and ritual as a powerful tool to convey knowledge and authoritative lineage via the immediacy of the manifest world. Literature composed in Newar (Nepāl Bhāṣā) and Sanskrit continues to link the pantheon of Bu...

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Main Author: Amber Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris 2020-01-01
Series:European Bulletin of Himalayan Research
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ebhr/240