Tibetan Tantric Manuscripts from Dunhuang

Tibetan Tantric Manuscripts from Dunhuang
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Download or read book Tibetan Tantric Manuscripts from Dunhuang written by Jacob Paul Dalton and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This heavily indexed descriptive catalogue provides an indispensable doorway into the Tibetan Dunhuang collections. Its publication promises to make possible many further studies of these long-neglected treasures, particular those relating to the esoteric traditions of tantric Buddhism.


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