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Title:
The splendid vision : reading a Buddhist sutra
Author:
Cohen, Richard S., 1963- writer of added commentary, translator.
ISBN:
9780231527521
Uniform Title:
Sarvatathāgatādhiṣṭhānasatvāvalokanabuddhakṣetrasandarśanavyūha. English.
Publication Information:
New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 160 pages)
Abstract:
Featuring the first-ever English translation of the?Splendid Vision Sutra," a sixth-century Indian Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its rich ritual magic and worship of bodhisattva-goddesses, this volume explicates the text's cultural significance as a source of extraordinary value, cosmic truth, and existential meaning. The ancient author of the?Splendid Vision Sutra" promises every imaginable reward to those who heed its words and rites, whether one's desire is to become king, enjoy heavenly pleasures for thousands of millennia, or attain the spiritual summit of advanced b.
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