The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art
| Book | The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art |
| Publisher | Columbus Museum of Art, Serindia Publications, Shane Suvikapakornkul |
| Production Director/Manager | Michael Sakkalli, Stijn Blontrock |
| Director/Chief of Research | Louisa Bertch Green |
| Foreword by | Robert A. F. Thurman |
| Printed by | Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, NV |
| Indexer | Marilyn Rowland |
| Designed by | Annick Blommaert |
| Copy Editor | Denise Bergman |
| Copyright Holder | Columbus Museum of Art |
| About/Subject | Buddhism |
| Contributor | Graduate Students in the Department of the History of Art, The Ohio State University |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | United States |
| This Edition Published | 2003 |
| Pages / Font | 560 pages |
| ISBN 10 | 1-932476-01-6 |
| Library of Congress Classification Number | N8139.3.C35 H86 2003 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification Number | 294.3'437--dc21 |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | 2003012221 |
| Barcode | 9781932476019 |
| Chapters | Directors' Statement Foreword Acknowledgments Lenders to the Exhibition Authors and Contributors Introduction -- Introduction -- -- Tantra in India -- -- Tantra in Nepal -- -- Tantra in Tibet -- -- Tantra in China -- -- The Chakrasamvara Tantra The Potential of Transformation: It Is Possible To Attain Enlightenment -- Enlightenment of Shakyamuni Buddha Buddhist Cosmology: Environment of Meditative Transformation -- Mount Meru Eternal Dharma: Primordial Teachers -- Vairochana and Vajradhara Goal of the Transformed Mind: Enlightenment Symbolized -- Enlightenment Symbolized: The Five Jina Buddhas "Mother of All Buddhas": The Perfection of Wisdom -- The Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) Beginning the Process: The Great Masters and Selecting a Teacher -- Guru-Disciple Relationship Taking Refuge: Commitment to a Buddhist Life A New Identity: The Vow of a Being Destined for Enlightenment -- Bodhisattvas: Perfected Beings as Exemplars Practitioner as Perfected Being: Meditations on Vajrasattva -- Transformation through Visualization: Vajrasattva Practice Secret Instructions for Transformation: The Subtle Body of Kundalini Yoga Chakrasamvara/Vajravarahi -- Iconography and Meditation on Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi -- -- Chakrasamvara -- -- Exoteric and Benefactory Forms of Charasamvara -- -- Ritual Implements -- -- Vajravarahi/Vajrayogini -- -- Exoteric Forms of Vajravarahi Related Esoteric Tantras -- Related Tantras -- -- Sarva Durgati Parishodhana Tantra -- -- Namasangiti Tantra -- -- Guhyasamaja Tantra -- -- Mahottama Tantra -- -- Hevajra Tantra -- -- Vajrabhairava Tantra -- -- Kalachakra Tantra Traditional Benefactors Appendices Glossary Bibliography Photo and Staff Credits Index |
| Notes | Dedicated to Lain Signh Bangdel (1924-2002) This publication is issued in conjunction with the exhibition The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Mediational Art, co-organized by the Columbus Museum of Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Printed in Belgium |
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