Conjuring the Buddha: Ritual Manuals in Early Tantric Buddhism

by Jacob Paul Dalton

Finalist, 2024 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies, American Academy of Religion

Ritual manuals are among the most common and most personal forms of Buddhist literature. Since at least the late fifth century, individual practitioners--including monks, nuns, teachers, disciples, and laypeople--have kept texts describing how to perform the daily rites. These manuals represent an intimate counterpart to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231205821
• ISBN13: 9780231205825
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"