7. Yixing’s Commentary on the Mahāvairocana Sūtra: Creating the Great Maṇḍala

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures and Tables vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction xi
6. PART I. The Three Ritual Scenarios
7. 1. The Recitation of Spells in the Dhāraṇī Collections 1
8. 2. The Image Ritual of the Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara 15
9. 3. The Maṇḍala Initiation Ceremony 28
10. 4. The Formation of the All-Gathering Ceremony 64
11. PART II. The Evolution of Dhāraṇī Sūtras and the Introduction of Visualization Practice
12. 5. Dhāraṇī Sūtras and Their Evolution in Esoteric Sūtras Translated by Bodhiruci 89
13. 6. The Tradition of the Amoghapāśa Sūtras 126
14. PART III. Toward a New Synthesis: “Mature” Rituals of Visualization
15. 7. Yixing’s Commentary on the Mahāvairocana Sūtra: Creating the Great Maṇḍala 145
16. 8. Amoghavajra’s Ritual Manuals 168
17. Conclusion 194
18. Appendix: The Day-by-Day Instructions for the All-Gathering Maṇḍala Ceremony in the Collected Dhāraṇī Sūtras 205
19. Notes 227
20. References 301
21. Index 313