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A hitherto unpublished scripture of Buddhist dharani literature, the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja has been recently discovered in five Nepalese manuscripts. This rare Sanskrit text from around the fifth century focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture by...
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oapen-20.500.12657-235642024-03-22T19:23:00Z A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja – Critical Edition Hidas, Gergely Nepal Indology Incantation Sanskrit thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHM Australasian and Pacific history thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRF Buddhism A hitherto unpublished scripture of Buddhist dharani literature, the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja has been recently discovered in five Nepalese manuscripts. This rare Sanskrit text from around the fifth century focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture by the vidyadhara spell-master, linking the incantation tradition to the economic power of the Nepalese Buddhist community. 2019-12-18 23:55 2020-01-07 16:47:06 2020-04-01T09:21:10Z 2020-04-01T09:21:10Z 2019 book 1006581 OCN: 1121057604 9783110617658;9783110620498 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23564 eng Beyond Boundaries application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1006581.pdf De Gruyter 10.1515/9783110621051 10.1515/9783110621051 2b386f62-fc18-4108-bcf1-ade3ed4cf2f3 7292b17b-f01a-4016-94d3-d7fb5ef9fb79 9783110617658;9783110620498 European Research Council (ERC) 3 145 Berlin/Boston 609823 FP7 SC39 FP7 Ideas: European Research Council FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific Programme: "Ideas" Implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013) open access |
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A hitherto unpublished scripture of Buddhist dharani literature, the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja has been recently discovered in five Nepalese manuscripts. This rare Sanskrit text from around the fifth century focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture by the vidyadhara spell-master, linking the incantation tradition to the economic power of the Nepalese Buddhist community. |
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