Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia

618 henrik h. sørensen As far as we can tell, Esoteric Buddhism of the Chosŏn period con- tinued the practices of the Sinin and ...

. esoteric buddhism under the chosn 619 In terms of Chosŏn Buddhist culture, its literature, art, and archi- tecture are extr ...

620 henrik h. sørensen the course of the dynasty a number of canonical scriptures, including a significant number of apocrypha, ...

. esoteric buddhism under the chosn 621 down to the smaller details. This rich textual material, which consists mainly of rit ...

622 henrik h. sørensen (Miscellaneous Texts of the Ch’ŏnji myŏngyang suryuk),^9 the Suryuk much’a p’yŏngdŭng chaeŭi ch’waryo (Ab ...

. esoteric buddhism under the chosn 623 chip (Collection of Five Great Mantras),^13 and the com- prehensive Chakpŏp kugam (Ma ...

624 henrik h. sørensen the eye), in which images and votive paintings are empowered, and the related making of the intestinal “b ...

. esoteric buddhism under the chosn 625 numerous ritual manuals dedicated to it, but is also reflected in the primary Buddhis ...

626 henrik h. sørensen Figure 1. Water and Land mudrās from the Ch’ŏnji myŏngyang suryuk chewi ch’anyo. ...

. esoteric buddhism under the chosn 627 Another important ritual that is full of Esoteric Buddhist elements is the sip wang c ...

628 henrik h. sørensen the culmination of the empowerment of a given Buddhist image or votive painting. Although the origin of t ...

. esoteric buddhism under the chosn 629 or bronze. Inside we find among other things the five mirrors, the five precious subs ...

630 henrik h. sørensen with Eight Petals) and the Oryun chongja t’o (Chart of the Five Types of Wheels). Interestingly, the dual ...

. esoteric buddhism under the chosn 631 Figure 2. Śūran ̇gama Spell . mid Chosōn. ...

632 henrik h. sørensen versions of apocryphal Chinese Buddhist works such as the Yuxiu shi- wang shengqi zhai jing (Scripture on ...

. esoteric buddhism under the chosn 633 Figure 3. Talisman for attaining rebirth in the Pure Land. Pulga iryŏng chakbŏp. ...

634 henrik h. sørensen way of writing the symbols/talismans in question degenerated over the years. The fact that the Korean pra ...

. esoteric buddhism under the chosn 635 Figure 4. Printed sheet with Sanskrit bīja. Songgwang Temple, ca. 1650. to enlightenm ...

636 henrik h. sørensen century onwards, something that undoubtedly reflects the influence of the integration between the Chogye ...

. esoteric buddhism under the chosn 637 ; literally, “opening the light”) for the inauguration of Buddhist images and paintin ...