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Dhāraṇīs and visions in early esoteric Buddhist sources in Chinese translation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2014

Koichi Shinohara
Koichi Shinohara*
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Yale University
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Abstract

Within the wider esoteric Buddhist tradition, this paper examines visions and soteriological goals in dhāraṇī practice by looking at the early instructions that are preserved in multiple Chinese translations. A number of different but not mutually exclusive ritual scenarios are presented in these materials. Here I will focus on two specific scenarios, namely dhāraṇī practices with and without visionary confirmation.

Keywords

DhāraṇīSpellVisionBuddhasRitualTranslation
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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , Volume 77 , Issue 1 , February 2014 , pp. 85 - 103
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Copyright © SOAS, University of London 2014 

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