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The splendid vision : reading a Buddhist sutra / Richard S. Cohen

Uniform Title
Sarvatathāgatādhiṣṭhānasatvāvalokanabuddhakṣetrasandarśanavyūha. English
Published
New York : Columbia University Press, [2012]
Copyright Date
©2012
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 160 pages)
Additional Creators
Cohen, Richard S., 1963-
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Language Note
Includes English translation from Tibetan and Sanskrit sources.
Contents
Preface; Introduction to the Translation; Gilgit's Splendid Vision; Sutra as Readymade: A Rationale for Reading; Regarding the Translation; TRANSLATION; The Assembly; Setting the Scene; Shakyamuni's Discourse; Vajrapani's Discourse; Manjushri's Questions-Shakyamuni's Answers; Verses; Avalokiteshvara's Discourse; Anopama's Discourse; Shankhini's Discourse; Bhima's Discourse; Reprising the Merit of the Sutra; Verses, Second Set; The Concluding Discourse; Conclusion; INTERPRETIVE ESSAY; Reading Sutras in Theory and in Practice; The Splendid Vision as Scripture: Setting the Scene. and Authority: From India to Rome and Back AgainThe Play of Power; Glossary; Notes; Works Cited; Index.
Summary
Featuring the first-ever English translation of the?Splendid Vision Sutra," a sixth-century Indian Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its rich ritual magic and worship of bodhisattva-goddesses, this volume explicates the text's cultural significance as a source of extraordinary value, cosmic truth, and existential meaning. The ancient author of the?Splendid Vision Sutra" promises every imaginable reward to those who heed its words and rites, whether one's desire is to become king, enjoy heavenly pleasures for thousands of millennia, or attain the spiritual summit of advanced b.
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ISBN
9780231527521 (electronic bk.)
0231527527 (electronic bk.)
9780231156684
0231156685
9780231156691
0231156693
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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