Dīpaṃkara in the Tangut context: An inquiry into the systematic nature of Tibetan Buddhism in Xixia

Abstract

In the previous part of this paper attempt has been made to reconstruct the Tangut Buddhist context in which the works of Atiśa emerged in the Tangut State during the 12th and early 13th centuries. The following part is directly dealing with currently identified texts attributed to Dīpaṃkaraśrijñāna available in the Tangut versions.

Grounding Tantric Praxis in the Mahāyāna Meaning and Modes:

“…Here 'yogic' is used to reference one manipulating his/her own psycho-physiological processes so as to reveal a divine subtle body form and a blissful, luminous, and non-conceptual gnosis. 4 See Solonin 2011Solonin , 2012Solonin , 2015Solonin and 2016 See Nevskij 1960. 6 Nishida and Kychanov have identified the titles and authors of a good number of Khara Khoto Tangut Buddhist works; see Nishida 1977 andKychanov 1999.…”