Subjects: Magic Main Page
Four Activities & Deity Colours PageSubjects, Topics & Types:
- Description
- 1. Source Texts, Subjects & Traditions
- 2. Tantric Theory
- 3. Mantradharin, Requirements (Ngagpa Tradition) & Equipment
- Confusions
- Others...
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Source Texts, Subjects & Traditions:
- Chronology of Texts
- Sutra (early texts)
- Compendia (Sanskrit, Prakrit, others)
- Late Compilations (Tibetan, Revealed Treasures)
- Others...
Source Traditions List:
- Shravakayana
- Mahayana
- Vajrayana
- Bon
- Indian Hindu Traditions
- Chinese Indigenous Traditions
- Others...
Tantric Theory:
- Four Activities
- Mechanism for Activation (7 Parts)
- Formula (prelim., main, concl.)
- Result
Mantradharin & Requirements:
- Person:
--- By Initiation
--- By Special Vows
--- By Family Lineage
- Requirements:
--- Initiation
--- Training
--- Retreat
--- Signs of Accomplishment
- Others...
Magical Equipment & Paraphernalia:
- Magic Horn
- Magic Scripts
- Ritual Objects Page
- Thread Cross
- Yantra Diagrams
- Others...
Jeff Watt 6-2024
Bibliography:
Tibetan Ritual. Jose Ignacio Cabezon (Ed.). Oxford University Press, 2010. #7 The "Calf's Nipple" (Be'u bum) of Ju Mipam ('Ju Mi pham) A Handbook of Tibetan Ritual Magic by Bryan J. Cuevas.
Buddhist Magic: Divination, Healing, and Enchantment through the Ages by Sam van Schaik. July 28, 2020.
Tibetan Tantric Charms and Amulets, by Nik Douglas (From Original Woodblocks, 230 Plates with Descriptions and Meanings). Dover Publications: 1978, ISBN: 0486422100. (Book review video).
Tibetan Amulets. Tadeusz Skorupski. White Orchid Press, 1983. (Book review video).
Secret Visions of the Fifth Dalai Lama: The Gold Manuscript in the Fournier Collection. Samten Karmay. (Serindia Publications, 1988. Paperback 1999). (Book review video).
