Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia [pdf] {dtyxxytd}

2010 | 1220 Pages | ISBN: 9004184910 | PDF | 35 MB

In all likelihood, it was the form of Buddhism labeled Esoteric Buddhism that had the greatest geographical spread of any form of Buddhism. It left its imprint not only on its native India, but far beyond, on Southeast Asia, Central Asia, including Tibet and Mongolia, as well as the East Asian countries China, Korea and Japan.