A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja – Critical Edition

A hitherto unpublished scripture of Buddhist dharani literature, the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja has been recently discovered in five Nepalese manuscripts. This rare Sanskrit text from around the fifth century focuses on the ritual practice of thaumaturgic weather control for successful agriculture by...

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Main Author: Hidas, Gergely
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Indology
Incantation
Sanskrit
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Indology
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Sanskrit
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