{"product_id":"the-cakrasamvara-tantra-the-discourse-of-sri-heruka-a-study-and-annotated-translation-9781949163025","title":"The Cakrasamvara Tantra (the Discourse of Sri Heruka): A Study and Annotated Translation","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is the first complete, critical English translation of the \u003ci\u003eCakrasamvara Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e, also known as the S\u003ci\u003eriherukabhidhana and Laghusamvara\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first complete, critical English translation of the \u003ci\u003eCakrasamvara Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e. Composed in India during the eighth century, it is a foundational scripture of one of the most important Indian Buddhist tantric traditions. The translator's introductory essay provides an analysis of the historical and intellectual contexts in which the \u003ci\u003eCakrasamvara Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e was composed. The heavily annotated translation was made on the basis of the surviving Sanskrit manuscripts of the tantra and its commentaries, parallel passages in related explanatory tantras (\u003ci\u003evyakhyatantra\u003c\/i\u003e), two different Tibetan translations of the root text, and several Tibetan commentaries. Includes a trilingual glossary and index. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author has also translated the commentary on this tantra by the great Tibetan scholar Tsong Khapa (1357-1419), \u003ci\u003eIllumination of the Hidden Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e, now published in two companion volumes. Taken together, these three volumes provide the reader with the first full study in English of this pivotal tantra. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComposed in India during the late eighth or early ninth century, the \u003ci\u003eCakrasamvara Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e is a foundational scripture of one of the most important Indian Buddhist tantric traditions, as evidenced by the vast number of commentaries and ritual literature associated with it. Along with the \u003ci\u003eHevajra Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e, it is one of the earliest and most influential of the yogini tantras, a genre of tantric Buddhist scripture that emphasizes female deities, particularly the often fiercely depicted yoginis and ?akinis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949163025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.40d","brand":"David B. Gray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067757002933,"sku":"9781949163025","price":50.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_efe97830-fb8a-4083-8158-49cbdb5b4999.jpg?v=1690864800","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-cakrasamvara-tantra-the-discourse-of-sri-heruka-a-study-and-annotated-translation-9781949163025","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}