Language in the Buddhist Tantra of Japan: Indic Roots of Mantra by Richard K. Payne

Language in the Buddhist Tantra of Japan: Indic Roots of Mantra

Richard K. Payne

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Language in the Buddhist Tantra of Japan dismantles the preconception that Buddhism is a religion of mystical silence, arguing that language is in fact central to the Buddhist tradition. By examining the use of 'extraordinary language'-evocations ...

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