Searching for the Body: A Contemporary Perspective on Tibetan Buddhist Tantra Handicraft. Year: 2006

Year:   2006

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Searching for the Body: A Contemporary Perspective on Tibetan Buddhist Tantra Handicraft. Year: 2006In the early fifteenth century, two Tibetan monks debated how to transform the body ritually into a celestial palace inhabited by buddhas. The discussion between Ngorchen Knga Zangpo and Khdrupj Glek Pelzangpo concerned the mechanics of this tantric ritual practice, known as body mandala, as well as the most reliable sources to follow in performing it. As representatives of the Sakya and emerging Geluk traditions respectively, these authors spoke for