Tantric Buddhism in Nepal

An Exploration of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism and its Art

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The Provocative Character of the “Mystical” Discourses on the Absolute Body in Indian Tantric Buddhism

Buddhism Architecture in Northwestern Iran

Architecture is not only a complex including materials and methods to provide a shelter for human beings, but also it is an expression of the society, which created that. Its form will be the reflection of values and religious orientation besides social maturity of the related society and its structure will narrate the nature, power and different dimensions of mythical and psychological aspects...

Imagining the body in tantric contemplative practice

Correspondence: [email protected] University of Colorado, 292 UCB, Eaton Humanities, Boulder, CO 80309-0292, USA Abstract This paper addresses imagination, focusing on two words, bhāvana and vikalpa, both frequently translated as "imagination," and addresses the connections imagination has with the body, specifically within the context of contemplative practices. Drawing primarily...

Idealism in Yogācāra Buddhism

In the last fifty years or so, since Yogācāra texts have been available to western academics, there has been a debate as to how Yogācāra Buddhism should be interpreted. This article seeks to establish that Yogācāra Buddhism is most properly interpreted as an idealist school of Buddhist thought. Specifically, it challenges the arguments that have been put forth in recent years that suggest a phe...