Maṇḍalas and yantras in the Hindu traditions

Author:Gudrun Bühnemann

Print Book, English, 2003

Publisher: Brill, Leiden, 2003

Series:

Brill's Indological library, v. 18

Genre:Aufsatzsammlung

Physical Description:xvii, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

ISBN:

9789004129023, 9004129022

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:51210457

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Contents:

Notes on Contributors

vii

List of Illustrations

Introduction

(12)

Gudrun Buhnemann

Mandala, Yantra and Cakra: Some Observations

(44)

Gudrun Buhnemann

Mandalas and Yantras in Smarta Ritual

(62)

Gudrun Buhnemann

Part I. Selected Mandala-like Structures, Mandalas and Yantras

Part II. Bhadramandalas

The Use of Mandalas and Yantras in the Pancaratra Tradition

119

(34)

Marion Rastelli

Mandala and Yantra in the Siddhanta School of Saivism: Definitions, Description and Ritual Use

153

(26)

Helene Brunner

Icons of Inclusivism: Mandalas in Some Early Saiva Tantras

179

(46)

Judit Torzsok

Mandalas in Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka

225

(14)

Andre Padoux

The Sricakra according to the First Chapter of the Yoginihrdaya

239

(12)

Andre Padoux

Vastupurusamandalas: Planning in the Image of Man

251

(20)

Michael W. Meister

Bibliography and Abbreviations

271

(20)

Index

291

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