The Weaving of Mantra: Kukai and the Construction of Esoteric Buddhist Discourse

by Ryuichi Abe

Book Overview

The great Buddhist priest K kai (774-835) is credited with the introduction and establishment of tantric -or esoteric -Buddhism in early ninth-century Japan. In Ry ichi Ab examines this important religious figure -neglected in modern academic literature -and his profound influence on Japanese culture. Offering a radically new approach to the study of early religious history -combining historical research, discourse analysis, literary criticism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231112874
• ISBN13: 9780231112871
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 620 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher