Main entry:

Bühnemann, Gudrun.

Title & Author:

Maṇḍalas and yantras in the Hindu traditions / by Gudrun Bühnemann ; with contributions by H. Brunner [and others].

Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Description:

xvii, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Series:

Brill's Indological library, 0925-2916 ; v. 18

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-290) and index.
Mandala, Yantra and Cakra: Some Observations / Gudrun Buhnemann 13 -- Mandalas and Yantras in Smarta Ritual / Gudrun Buhnemann 57 -- Part I. Selected Mandala-like Structures, Mandalas and Yantras -- Part II. Bhadramandalas -- The Use of Mandalas and Yantras in the Pancaratra Tradition / Marion Rastelli 119 -- Mandala and Yantra in the Siddhanta School of Saivism: Definitions, Description and Ritual Use / Helene Brunner 153 -- Icons of Inclusivism: Mandalas in Some Early Saiva Tantras / Judit Torzsok 179 -- Mandalas in Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka / Andre Padoux 225 -- The Sricakra according to the First Chapter of the Yoginihrdaya / Andre Padoux 239 -- Vastupurusamandalas: Planning in the Image of Man / Michael W. Meister 251.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9004129022 (alk. paper)
9789004129023 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Mandala.
Yantras.
Hindu symbolism.
Symbolisme hindou.
Hinduismus
Yantra
Yantra's.
Hindu art.

Form/genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.

Added entries:

Brill's Indological library ; v. 18.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 229088
Call No.: BL2015.M3 B85 2003
Status: Available