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Bringing together leading authorities in the fields of Chinese and Tibetan Studies alike, Chinese and Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism engages cutting-edge research on the fertile tradition of Esoteric Buddhism (also known as Tantric Buddhism). This state of the art volume unfolds the sweeping impact of esoteric Buddhism on Tibetan and Chinese cultures, and the movement's role in forging distinct political, ethnical, and religious identities across Asia at large.
Deciphering the oftentimes bewildering richness of esoteric Buddhism, this broadly conceived work exposes the common ground it shares with other Buddhist schools, as well as its intersection with non-Buddhist faiths. As such, the book is a major contribution to the study of Asian religions and cultures.
Contributors are: Yael Bentor, Ester Bianchi, Megan Bryson, Jacob P. Dalton, Hou Chong, Hou Haoran, Eran Laish, Li Ling, Lin Pei-ying, Lü Jianfu, Ma De, Dan Martin, Charles D. Orzech, Meir Shahar, Robert H. Sharf, Shen Weirong, Henrik H. Sørensen, and Yang Fuxue and Zhang Haijuan.
Deciphering the oftentimes bewildering richness of esoteric Buddhism, this broadly conceived work exposes the common ground it shares with other Buddhist schools, as well as its intersection with non-Buddhist faiths. As such, the book is a major contribution to the study of Asian religions and cultures.
Contributors are: Yael Bentor, Ester Bianchi, Megan Bryson, Jacob P. Dalton, Hou Chong, Hou Haoran, Eran Laish, Li Ling, Lin Pei-ying, Lü Jianfu, Ma De, Dan Martin, Charles D. Orzech, Meir Shahar, Robert H. Sharf, Shen Weirong, Henrik H. Sørensen, and Yang Fuxue and Zhang Haijuan.
Price: $166.00
Pages: 450
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Studies on East Asian Religions
Publication Date:
13 April 2017
ISBN: 9789004340497
Format: Hardcover
"These essays provide a rich resource of new information and new analyses that will continue to contribute to future research for years to come."
– Richard K. Payne, Institute of Buddhist Studies at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, in: Reading Religion
"Bringing together a wealth of specialists, this volume successfully manages to examine seemingly every major aspect of the “fecund tradition” of esoteric Buddhism. [...] This volume constitutes the single most thorough examination of the subject in a single volume. More broadly, this volume would also prove most useful to those interested in the transmission of religion and culture and expertly demonstrates the intricate ways in which a single movement can drastically shape political, ethnical, and religious identities."
– Joseph Chadwin, Religious Studies 46.3 (September 2020)
– Richard K. Payne, Institute of Buddhist Studies at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, in: Reading Religion
"Bringing together a wealth of specialists, this volume successfully manages to examine seemingly every major aspect of the “fecund tradition” of esoteric Buddhism. [...] This volume constitutes the single most thorough examination of the subject in a single volume. More broadly, this volume would also prove most useful to those interested in the transmission of religion and culture and expertly demonstrates the intricate ways in which a single movement can drastically shape political, ethnical, and religious identities."
– Joseph Chadwin, Religious Studies 46.3 (September 2020)
Yael Bentor, Ph.D. (1991), Indiana University, is Professor Emerita of Tibetan Studies in the Departments of Comparative Religion and Asian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has published monographs, translations and many articles on Tibetan Buddhism, including The Essence of the Ocean of Attainments: Explanation of the Creation Stage of the Guhyasamāja, King of All Tantras, 2017.
Meir Shahar Ph.D. (1992), Harvard University, is Professor of Chinese Studies at Tel Aviv University. His research interests span Chinese religion and literature, Chinese martial-art history, and the Sino-Indian cultural exchange. Meir Shahar is the author of Crazy Ji: Chinese Religion and Popular Literature; The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts; and Oedipal God: The Chinese Nezha and his Indian Origins.
Meir Shahar Ph.D. (1992), Harvard University, is Professor of Chinese Studies at Tel Aviv University. His research interests span Chinese religion and literature, Chinese martial-art history, and the Sino-Indian cultural exchange. Meir Shahar is the author of Crazy Ji: Chinese Religion and Popular Literature; The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts; and Oedipal God: The Chinese Nezha and his Indian Origins.