Hevajra and Lam 'Bras Literature

Sobisch, Jan-Ulrich:
Hevajra and lam 'bras literature of India and Tibet as seen through the eyes of A-mes-zhabs / by Jan-Ulrich Sobisch. - Wiesbaden : Reichert, 2008. - 249 S. : Ill. - (Contributions to Tibetan studies ; Vol. 6)
ISBN 978-3-89500-652-4
EUR 68,00

Beschreibung
The Hevajra Tantras and teachings of the 'Path with Its Fruit' (lam 'bras) that originated in India have been central practices of Tibetan tantric Buddhism for a millenium. The Tibetans translated eight Hevajra transmissions with their tantras, commentaries, rituals, and instructions and authored countless scriptures in the context of the tantra and the 'Path with Its Fruit' that originated with the Indian Mahasiddha Virupa. Drawing on title lists (dkar chag), colophones, and commentaries authored between the 11th and 17th centuries, the author attempts a reconstruction of the Indian and Tibetan corpora of these transmissions, its literary history and relations to one another. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
General introduction to the transmission of the Hevajra teachings. 1
General introduction to the transmission of the Path with Its Fruit teachings. 14
Short note on divisions and numbers in this book. 19
PART I: HEVAJRA LITERATURE OF INDIA AND TIBET AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A-MES-ZHABS 21
1. The Notes on the Hevajra literature. 21
2. Hevajra literature mentioned in A-mes-zhabs' records of teachings and
other works. 63
3. The main lineages of the transmissions received by A-mes-zhabs. 77
PART II: THE PATH WITH ITS FRUIT LITERATURE OF INDIA AND TIBET AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A-MES-ZHABS. 83
1. The title list of the Yellow Book. 85
2. The title list of the (Little) Red Book. 103
3. The records of teachings of A-mes-zhabs. 113
4. Additional lam 'bras and Hevajra works. 127
Appendix I: Title list of Hevajra and lam 'bras related works mentioned by A-mes-zhabs. 133
Appendix II: Ten rare title lists. 187
Appendix IIIa: Translation of the Notes. 219
Appendix IIIb: Tibetan Text of the Notes. 227
Index of Names. 235
Abbreviations and Bibliography. 245

Autor
Jan Ulrich Sobisch, Lektor, Institut for Tværkulturelle og Regionale Studier, Københavns Universitet. Profilseite

Quellen: Ludwig Reichert Verlag; Deutsche Nationalbibliothek; Jinajik; WorldCat; Mitteilung in der Mailing-Liste "H-Buddhism", vom 4.12.2008.

Rückschau
Vom Verfasser haben wir in Indologica bereits das folgende Werk erfaßt:
[28.01.2007] Sobisch: Life, Transmissions, and Works of A-mes-zhabs