{"product_id":"the-origins-of-o-7747-ma-7751-ipadme-h-363-7747-a-study-of-the-k-257-ra-7751-7693-avy-363-ha-s-363-tra-paperback","title":"The Origins of O\u0026#7747; Ma\u0026#7751;ipadme H\u0026#363;\u0026#7747;: A Study of the K\u0026#257;ra\u0026#7751;\u0026#7693;avy\u0026#363;ha S\u0026#363;tra - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Studholme\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSets out a history of the famous Buddhist mantra, Om Manipadme Hum, and offers new insights on its meaning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOṃ Maṇipadme Hūṃ\u003c\/i\u003e, perhaps the most well-known of all Buddhist mantras, lies at the heart of the Tibetan system and is cherished by both layman and lama alike. This book documents the origins of the mantra, and presents a new interpretation of the meaning of \u003ci\u003eOṃ Maṇipadme Hūṃ\u003c\/i\u003e, and includes a detailed, annotated precis of the \u003ci\u003eKāraṇḍavyūha Sūtra\u003c\/i\u003e, opening up this important Mahayana Buddhist work to a wider audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eKāraṇḍavyūha\u003c\/i\u003e- the earliest textual source for \u003ci\u003eOṃ Maṇipadme Hūṃ\u003c\/i\u003e-which describes both the compassionate activity of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva whose power the mantra invokes, and the mythical tale of the search for and discovery of the mantra. Through a detailed analysis of this sutra, Studholme explores the historical and doctrinal forces behind the appearance of \u003ci\u003eOṃ Maṇipadme Hūṃ\u003c\/i\u003e in India at around the middle of the first millennium C.E. He argues that the \u003ci\u003eKāraṇḍavyūha\u003c\/i\u003e has close affinities to non-Buddhist puranic literature, and that the conception of Avalokiteśvara and his six-syllable mantra is informed by the conception of the Hindu deity Śiva and his five-syllable mantra \u003ci\u003eNamaḥ Śivāya\u003c\/i\u003e. The sutra reflects an historical situation in which the Buddhist monastic establishment was coming into contact with Buddhist tantric practitioners, themselves influenced by Saivite practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Studholme \u003c\/b\u003ereceived a Ph.D. from the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Bristol University, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45867979833541,"sku":"9780791453902","price":72.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/TwTYp9rvvD9780791453902.webp?v=1781290927","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-origins-of-o-7747-ma-7751-ipadme-h-363-7747-a-study-of-the-k-257-ra-7751-7693-avy-363-ha-s-363-tra-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}