Thinking Through Shingon Ritual

By Robert H. Sharf

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46 pages

Is it even fair to ask what tantric rituals mean? Or are rituals what create meaning?

Published in 2003 in The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies.

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@article{sharf-robert2003-thinking-through-shingon-ritual,
    title={{T}hinking {T}hrough {S}hingon {R}itual},
    author={Robert H. Sharf},
    year=2003,
    journal={The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies},
    volume=26,
    number=1,
    pages={51--96},
    keywords={tantric,religion,japanese,shingon},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/jiabs/article/view/8931/2824}
}

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