| Uḍḍiyāna in the Krama Literature |
Uḍḍiyāna looms large in early Krama scriptures, as does its karavīra charnel ground. Ben Williams investigates. |
Ben Williams, Robert Mayer |
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| Kashmir and Śaivism in and Around the Late Eighth Century |
An overview of the histories of Kashmir and Uḍḍiyāna, and their relations with Tibet in the late 8th century. |
John Nemec, Robert Mayer |
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| Padmasambhava’s Tibet |
Brandon Dotson examines what can be said about the social and religious context of Tibet in the late-8th and early 9th centuries, that is, the period during which Padmasambhava would have been active. |
Brandon Dotson, Robert Mayer |
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| Were Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra de facto Sarvadharmāpratiṣṭhānavādins? |
Dorji Wangchuk discerns underlying similarities in the philosophical views of Padmasambhava, Vimalamita, and Rong-zom-pa. |
Dorji Wangchuk, Cathy Cantwell, Robert Mayer |
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| Padmasambhava and Nubchen Sangye Yeshe: Legend, Lineage, Legacy |
Dylan Esler explores the nexus of links—both legendary and historical—that connect Nubchen Sangye Yeshe with Padmasambhava. |
Dylan Esler, Robert Mayer |
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| The spells attributed to Padmasambhava in the Ba ri be'u 'bum |
Sam van Schaik examines the magic spells attributed to Padmasambhava in a grimoire compiled by Bari Lotsawa (1040-1112). |
Sam van Schaik, Robert Mayer |
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| Padmasambhava and the Copper-Colored Mountain |
Ben Bogin sketches a cultural history of Padmasambhava's 'Copper-Colored Mountain'. |
Benjamin Bogin, Robert Mayer |
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| Tripartite Lineages and Cremation Ground Revelations: Crossovers Between Early rDzogs chen and Kaula Śaivism |
Paul Thomas presents evidence that Indian Tantric Śaivism exerted a direct influence on Tibetan Dzogchen in the 11th and 12th centuries. |
Paul Thomas, Robert Mayer |
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| O rgyan Tshe dpag med traditions: Glimpse of an Ocean |
Cathy Cantwell traces the tradition of Padmasambhava in the form of Amitāyus from Guru Chowang in the 14th century. |
Cathy Cantwell, Robert Mayer |
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| On Padmasambhava’s Names, Himalayan Syncretism, and the Apotheosis of the Fierce Guru |
Dan Hirshberg describes the origins of the famous 'Eight Names' of Padmasambhava, and also of his fierce form as 'Guru Dragpo'. |
Dan Hirshberg, Robert Mayer |
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| Nidhi (treasure) in the Jayadrathayāmala, a 10th century tantric compendium from Kashmir (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) |
Olga Serbaeva describes how the Jayadrathayāmala envisaged magically discovered nidhi (treasure) as an integral part of its soteriological program. |
Olga Serbaeva, Robert Mayer |
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| Treasure and archaeology: reflections on the Begram hoard and the interpretation of deposits of valuable objects (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) |
Lauren Morris examines archaeologically discovered hoards: how does one tell if their concealment was pragmatic, or ritual? And can one always even make such distinctions? |
Lauren Morris, Robert Mayer |
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| Asian Territorial Deity Cosmologies as Vehicles for the Transmission of Buddhadharma (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) |
Robert Mayer's analysis of Guru Chowang's enduring connection between territorial deity cosmologies and the preservation of hidden teachings in Tibetan Buddhism |
Robert Mayer |
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| Dharmabhāṇakas, Siddhas, Avatārakasiddhas, and gTer stons (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) |
This lecture offers a new look at the origins of Gter ma literature in an intertextual framework. |
Robert Mayer |
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