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Indian Esoteric Buddhism

A Social History of the Tantric Movement

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This groundbreaking work describes the historical origins of the Tantric movement in early medieval India. Drawing on primary documents--translated into English for the first time from Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Bengali--Davidson shows how changes in medieval Indian society, including economic and patronage crises, a decline in women's participation, and the formation of large monastic orders, led to the rise of the esoteric tradition in India that became the model for Buddhist cultures in China, Tibet, and Japan.

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Indian Esoteric Buddhism, Ronald M. Davidson

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2002
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Título
Indian Esoteric Buddhism
Subtítulo
A Social History of the Tantric Movement
Idioma
Inglés
Publicado en
2002
Formato
Tapa blanda
Páginas
498
ISBN10
0231126190
ISBN13
9780231126199
Serie
Calificación
4,35 de 5
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This groundbreaking work describes the historical origins of the Tantric movement in early medieval India. Drawing on primary documents--translated into English for the first time from Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Bengali--Davidson shows how changes in medieval Indian society, including economic and patronage crises, a decline in women's participation, and the formation of large monastic orders, led to the rise of the esoteric tradition in India that became the model for Buddhist cultures in China, Tibet, and Japan.