An Anthology of Buddhist Tantric Songs: A Study of the Caryagiti

By Per Kvaerne

Offers a translation, examination and commentary of the Caryapada' collection of tantric songs of the 8th to 12th centuries. This study collects songs known as 'Caryagiti', 'songs of realization', or more literally 'songs of right action', referring to the edition discovered in 1907 at the Nepal Royal Library. This is a translation, examination and commentary of the 'Caryapada' collection of tantric songs of the 8th to 12th centuries by one of the world's leading scholars. The subject of this study is a small (49 padas) collection of songs known as 'Caryagiti','

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9748299341
• ISBN13: 9789748299341
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Orchid Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"