Description: About this productProduct InformationThis is the first complete, critical English translation of the Cakrasamvara Tantra , also known as the S riherukabhidhana and Laghusamvara . This is the first complete, critical English translation of the Cakrasamvara Tantra . Composed in India during the eighth century, it is a foundational scripture of one of the most important Indian Buddhist tantric traditions. The translator's introductory essay provides an analysis of the historical and intellectual contexts in which the Cakrasamvara Tantra was composed. The heavily annotated translation was made on the basis of the surviving Sanskrit manuscripts of the tantra and its commentaries, parallel passages in related explanatory tantras ( vyakhyatantra ), two different Tibetan translations of the root text, and several Tibetan commentaries. Includes a trilingual glossary and index. The author has also translated the commentary on this tantra by the great Tibetan scholar Tsong Khapa (1357-1419), Illumination of the Hidden Meaning , now published in two companion volumes. Taken together, these three volumes provide the reader with the first full study in English of this pivotal tantra. Composed in India during the late eighth or early ninth century, the Cakrasamvara Tantra is a foundational scripture of one of the most important Indian Buddhist tantric traditions, as evidenced by the vast number of commentaries and ritual literature associated with it. Along with the Hevajra Tantra , it is one of the earliest and most influential of the yogini tantras, a genre of tantric Buddhist scripture that emphasizes female deities, particularly the often fiercely depicted yoginis and ?akinis.Product IdentifiersPublisherwisdom PublicationsISBN-101949163024ISBN-139781949163025eBay Product ID (ePID)16038767121Product Key FeaturesFormatHardcoverPublication Year2019LanguageEnglishDimensionsWeight27.6 OzWidth6in.Height1.2in.Length9in.Additional Product FeaturesAuthorDavid B. GrayNumber of Pages472 PagesTarget AudienceTrade
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Book Title: Cakrasamvara Tantra (The Discourse of Sri Heruka) : a Study and Annotated Translation
Number of Pages: 472 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Publication Year: 2019
Item Height: 1.2 in
Topic: Buddhism / History, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Buddhism / Rituals & Practice
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 27.6 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: David B. Gray
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences Ser.
Format: Hardcover
