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Secret Drugs of Buddhism

- Psychedelic Sacraments and the Origins of the Vajrayana
Af: Michael Crowley Engelsk Paperback

Secret Drugs of Buddhism

- Psychedelic Sacraments and the Origins of the Vajrayana
Af: Michael Crowley Engelsk Paperback
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Secret Drugs of Buddhism is the first book to explore the historical evidence for the use of entheogenic plants within the Buddhist tradition. Drawing on scriptural sources, botany, pharmacology, and religious iconography, this book calls attention to the central role which psychedelics played in Indian religions. It traces their history from the mysterious soma potion, celebrated in the most ancient Hindu scriptures, to amrita, the sacramental drink of Vajrayana Buddhism. Although amrita used in modern Vajrayana ceremonies lacks any psychoactivity, there is copious evidence that the amrita used by the earliest Vajrayana practitioners was a potent entheogen. It is the nature of this psychedelic form of the sacrament which is the central topic of this book. In particular, Secret Drugs of Buddhism attempts to identify the specific ingredients employed in amrita’s earliest formulations. To this end, the book presents evidence from many countries in which the Vajrayana movement flourished. These include Bhutan, Japan, Mongolia, and Tibet but special attention is given to India, the land of its origin.
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Secret Drugs of Buddhism is the first book to explore the historical evidence for the use of entheogenic plants within the Buddhist tradition. Drawing on scriptural sources, botany, pharmacology, and religious iconography, this book calls attention to the central role which psychedelics played in Indian religions. It traces their history from the mysterious soma potion, celebrated in the most ancient Hindu scriptures, to amrita, the sacramental drink of Vajrayana Buddhism. Although amrita used in modern Vajrayana ceremonies lacks any psychoactivity, there is copious evidence that the amrita used by the earliest Vajrayana practitioners was a potent entheogen. It is the nature of this psychedelic form of the sacrament which is the central topic of this book. In particular, Secret Drugs of Buddhism attempts to identify the specific ingredients employed in amrita’s earliest formulations. To this end, the book presents evidence from many countries in which the Vajrayana movement flourished. These include Bhutan, Japan, Mongolia, and Tibet but special attention is given to India, the land of its origin.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 340
ISBN-13: 9780907791744
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0907791743
Kategori: Buddhisme
Udg. Dato: 19 dec 2019
Længde: 32mm
Bredde: 230mm
Højde: 154mm
Forlag: Synergetic Press Inc.,U.S.
Oplagsdato: 19 dec 2019
Forfatter(e): Michael Crowley
Forfatter(e) Michael Crowley

Kategori Buddhisme

ISBN-13 9780907791744

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 340

Udgave

Længde 32mm

Bredde 230mm

Højde 154mm

Udg. Dato 19 dec 2019

Oplagsdato 19 dec 2019

Forlag Synergetic Press Inc.,U.S.