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A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture: Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja – Critical Edition
Author Hidas, Gergely (著)
Date2019.09.02
Pages145
PublisherDe Gruyter
Publisher Url https://www.degruyter.com/
LocationBerlin, Germany [柏林, 德國]
SeriesBeyond Boundaries
Series No.Volume 3
Content type書籍=Book; 電子書=E-Book
Language英文=English
NoteAuthor Affiliations: British Museum, London.
Funded by: European Research Council (ERC)
KeywordNepal; Indology; Incantation; Sanskrit
AbstractThis volume is the first in-depth study of a recently discovered Sanskrit dharani spell text from around the 5th century CE surviving in two palm-leaf and three paper manuscript compendia from Nepal. This rare Buddhist scripture focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture through overpowering mythical Nagas. Traditionally, these serpentine beings are held responsible for the amount of rainfall. The six chapters of the Vajratundasamayakalparaja present the vidyadhara spell-master as a ritualist who uses mandalas, mudras and other techniques to gain mastery over the Nagas and thus control the rains. By subjugating the Nagas, favourable weather and good crops are guaranteed. This links this incantation tradition to economic power and the securing of worldly support for the Buddhist community.
Table of contentsIntroduction
1 Previous research | 3
1.1 Primary references | 3
1.2 Secondary references | 3
2 Sources | 4
2.1 Sanskrit | 4
2.2 Chinese | 5
2.3 Tibetan | 5
2.4 Mongolian | 6
2.5 Commentaries, citations, parallels, auxiliary texts | 6
3 Structure | 6
4 Contents | 7
5 Contexts | 11
5.1 Central theme | 11
5.2 Ritual roots and relevant sources | 11
5.3 Title | 17
5.4 Texts for rainmaking | 19
5.5 Dating | 22
5.6 Geographical, botanical and zoological references | 22
5.7 Monastic references | 23
5.8 Vidyādhara | 24
5.9 Maṇḍala/maṇḍalaka and mudrā | 25
6 Practice | 26
6.1 Weather control and pesticides | 26
6.2 Modern practice | 28
7 A critical edition | 29
7.1 The five manuscripts | 29
7.2 Manuscript affinities | 33
7.3 Editorial policy | 34
7.4 Silent standardizations | 34
7.5 Symbols and abbreviations | 35
Edition and translation | 37
References | 131
Index | 137
ISBN9783110621051 (ebook); 9783110617658 (hc)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9783110621051
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