Institute of Buddhist Studies Podcast

Institute of Buddhist Studies Podcast


How Dhāraṇīs Were Proto-tantric: Ritual Uses of Buddhist Spells in Dunhuang and Beyond

May 10, 2010

The 2010 Spring Numata Lecture was delivered by Jacob Dalton on April 30, 2010. The following episode is the full video version of Prof. Dalton's talk.

The Tibetan manuscripts from Dunhuang include a large number of copied dhÄÂraṇīs, both sÅ«