The Siddha with a Thousand Faces: Non-Tantric and Tantric Elements in the Construction of the Buddhist Siddha in *Jñānākara’s <i>Commentary to the Introduction to the [Path of] Mantra</i>
This paper is a continuation of an earlier study published by the current author dedicated to the virtually unexplored tantric Buddhist scholar of the <i>phyi dar</i> period, *Jñānākara (11th century), through the textual analysis of his masterpiece, the <i>Introduction to the [Pat...
Main Author: | Aleksandra Wenta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-06-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/6/792 |
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