Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia

by Charles D. Orzech (Editor), R. Payne (Editor)

This volume, the result of an international collaboration of forty scholars, provides a comprehensive resource on Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in their Chinese, Korean, and Japanese contexts from the first few centuries of the common era to the present.

1223 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 10, 2010

Reviews

[Jessica Zu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Only read relevant chapters for my research, will definitely come back to it as my research demands

[Artur Matos · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a massive tome on the transmission and practice of esoteric buddhism to China, Korea and Japan. It's rather academic in tone but fairly readable at the same time. Highly recommended if you have an interest in the topic.