Vajrabhairava Tantra: A Study and Translation (Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism) - Image 1

£42.88

Wisdom Publications Vajrabhairava Tantra: A Study and Translation (Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism)

Name: Vajrabhairava Tantra: A Study and Translation (Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism)
Brand: Wisdom Publications
Price: 42.88 GBP
Availability: InStock

Tibetan

About as cheap as it gets. The only time it was cheaper was 2 months ago.

£43 today · all-time low £43 (May 2026) · usually the usual

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey

↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next

↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range

↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 59 days · 59 data points (no recent data)

Historical

Generating forecast…

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 59 days • 1 price levels

Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £43 (59 days, 100.0%)

Price range: £43 - £43

Price levels: 1 different prices over 59 days

Description

A groundbreaking work on the little-studied Indian origins of an influential tantric Buddhist practice along with a fresh English translation. The deity Vajrabhairava, or Yamantaka, is well known as the central figure of tantric practice in multiple lineages of Tibetan Buddhism and is also found in Chinese and Japanese Buddhism. Less is known about its foundational Indian context. The Vajrabhairava Tantra, dedicated to the Buffalo-headed deity Vajrabhairava, arose around the eighth century and had a considerable impact on the formation of religious praxis in the medieval Indian Buddhist world. This book contains a translation of the Vajrabhairava Tantra from the recently discovered Sanskrit text and a comprehensive study of its elements, origins, Indian commentators, and the history of its transmission to Tibet. The annotation to the translation excerpts all six Indian commentaries on the tantra found in the Tibetan canon. One highly innovative contribution this work makes to the fields of tantric Buddhist studies and, more generally, to South Asian religions is the way it breaks down traditional disciplinary boundaries between tantra and magic. It shows that the genesis of tantric traditions cannot be reduced to a one-way influence of Hindu Shaivism on Buddhism or vice versa, but indicates a widespread “culture of magic,” a common “ritual syntax,” that crossed sectarian, linguistic, and socio-cultural boundaries, one that came to be significantly diminished in later Shaiva and Buddhist tantras. The study comprises the first half of the book, and the second half is the translation, which explains the construction of the mandala, the magical applications of the practice, the extraction of the mantra, the visualization, and the preparation of the pata painting and the homa fire ritual. A dozen color plates illustrate Vajrabhairava in his Solitary Hero and other forms along with mandalas of five different lineages, keys for which are provided in the appendix. Not only is the English translation of the Vajrabhairava Tantra the first to be based on a Sanskrit manuscript, but also the comprehensive study of all six canonical commentaries is the first to investigate the key commentaries by Akshobhya and Krishnacharya.

Key Features

New Store Stock

Product Specifications

Brand: Wisdom Publications
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1614298475
Category: Books > Subjects > Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism > Tibetan
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 02 October 2025
Listed Since: 27 January 2025

Barcode

No barcode data available

Wisdom Publications Vajrabhairava Tantra: A Study and Translation (Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism)

About as cheap as it gets. The only time it was cheaper was 2 months ago.

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Key Features

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Spells, Images, and Mandalas: Tracing the Evolution of Esoteric Buddhist Rituals (Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhism) (The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies)

The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness: The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume Three: 3

Living Images: Japanese Buddhist Icons in Context (Asian Religions and Cultures)

Trika Maṇḍala Prakāśa: Illuminating the mandalas of Abhinavagupta's Tantrāloka

Trika Maṇḍala Prakāśa: Illuminating the mandalas of Abhinavagupta's Tantrāloka

Easy Mandalas Coloring Book - 50 Simple Large Print Patterns

TANTRALOKA THE LIGHT ON AND OF THE TANTRAS - VOLUME ELEVEN: Volume Eleven - Chapters Thirty through Thirty-Seven, With the Commentary called Viveka by ... Translated with extensive explanatory notes

MA'n'Dalas and Yantras in the Hindu Traditions (Brill's Indological Library): 18

TANTRALOKA THE LIGHT ON AND OF THE TANTRAS - VOLUME FIVE: Volume Five - Chapters Seven and Eight, With the Commentary called Viveka by Jayaratha, Translated with extensive explanatory notes

Ocean of Attainments: The Creation Stage of Guhyasamaja Tantra According to Khedrup Jé (Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism)

Tantric Buddhism: Uddiyana and Odisha

The Tara Tantra: Tara's Fundamental Ritual Text. Tara-Mula-Kalpa (Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences)

The Eighty Mahasiddhas Of The Mother Tantra: The Sacred Art Of Tibetan: The Sacred Art Of Tibetan Thangkas

Buddhism under Capitalism

TANTRALOKA THE LIGHT ON AND OF THE TANTRAS - VOLUME SIX: Volume Six - Chapter Nine and Ten, With the Commentary called Viveka by Jayaratha, Translated with extensive explanatory notes

The Buddhist Tantras: A Guide (Guides to Sacred Texts)