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Journal of the International Association of Tibetan …, Jan 1, 2009
This article explores the myths of massive root tantras of one hundred thousand or more stanzas, ... more This article explores the myths of massive root tantras of one hundred thousand or more stanzas, which are found in the literature surrounding most of the major tantric Buddhist traditions. These myths are curiously persistent, and arguably constitute a basis of authority for the tantric traditions. By portraying the tantras as revelations of much more extensive scriptural collections that are ancient or eternal, these myths legitimated the production of new Buddhist scriptures. They also impacted the formation of the canons of tantras, such as the Bka' 'gyur, and problematized their closure, insofar as Buddhist communities accepted the possibility of the continued revelation of the tantras.
History of religions, Jan 1, 1993
Page 1. Janet Gyatso THE LOGIC OF LEGITIMATION IN THE TIBETAN TREASURE TRADITION Coinciding appro... more Page 1. Janet Gyatso THE LOGIC OF LEGITIMATION IN THE TIBETAN TREASURE TRADITION Coinciding approximately with the close of the great influx and trans-lation of Indian Buddhist scriptures in Tibet, there appeared a new sort of Buddhist scripture, created in Tibet. ...
Tibetan Literature: Studies in Genre. José Ignacio …, Jan 1, 1996
Journal of the International Association of Tibetan …, Jan 1, 2009
This article explores the myths of massive root tantras of one hundred thousand or more stanzas, ... more This article explores the myths of massive root tantras of one hundred thousand or more stanzas, which are found in the literature surrounding most of the major tantric Buddhist traditions. These myths are curiously persistent, and arguably constitute a basis of authority for the tantric traditions. By portraying the tantras as revelations of much more extensive scriptural collections that are ancient or eternal, these myths legitimated the production of new Buddhist scriptures. They also impacted the formation of the canons of tantras, such as the Bka' 'gyur, and problematized their closure, insofar as Buddhist communities accepted the possibility of the continued revelation of the tantras.
History of religions, Jan 1, 1993
Page 1. Janet Gyatso THE LOGIC OF LEGITIMATION IN THE TIBETAN TREASURE TRADITION Coinciding appro... more Page 1. Janet Gyatso THE LOGIC OF LEGITIMATION IN THE TIBETAN TREASURE TRADITION Coinciding approximately with the close of the great influx and trans-lation of Indian Buddhist scriptures in Tibet, there appeared a new sort of Buddhist scripture, created in Tibet. ...
Tibetan Literature: Studies in Genre. José Ignacio …, Jan 1, 1996