FOUR. Amoghavajra and the Ruling Elite

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Conventions and Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. ONE. The Three Great Masters of Kaiyuan and the Teaching of the Five Divisions 15
7. TWO. Esoteric Buddhism in Context 59
8. THREE. Esoteric Buddhism in Context 95
9. FOUR. Amoghavajra and the Ruling Elite 134
10. FIVE. The Institutional Establishment of Esoteric Buddhism 174
11. SIX. The Consolidation of Amoghavajra’s Legacy 211
12. Notes 247
13. Bibliography 295
14. Index 309