Rytualna transgresja w indyjskiej wadźrajanie = Ritual Transgression in Indian Vajrayāna

The movement of siddhas selectively drawing upon Buddhist tradition was a very important com-ponent of early Vajrayāna. One of the vital features of siddhas’ religion was violation of social standards in the course of rituals. Ritual transgression was a means to enter the amorphous and anormative st...

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Subtitles:Ritual Transgression in Indian Vajrayāna
Main Author: Szymański, Marek 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Polish
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Published: Wydawn. Uniw. Jagiellońskiego 2015
In: Studia religiologica
Year: 2015, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 49-69
Further subjects:B transgresja
B wadźrajana
B Siddha
B „domestykacja” rytualnej transgresji
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Summary:The movement of siddhas selectively drawing upon Buddhist tradition was a very important com-ponent of early Vajrayāna. One of the vital features of siddhas’ religion was violation of social standards in the course of rituals. Ritual transgression was a means to enter the amorphous and anormative state of being that was understood as the source of all things and the potential to trans-form a novice. The learnings of siddhas expressed cultural trends, so they captured the attention of Buddhist monks. The adaptation of siddhas’ learning to monastic circles consisted in serious reduc-tion of transgressive activities, interpretation of ritual transgression in accordance with traditional Buddhist soteriology, and rationalising of transgressive behaviour. The synthesis of siddhas’ learn-ings and monastic tradition achieved a dominant position among Indian Buddhists.
ISSN:2084-4077
Contains:Enthalten in: Studia religiologica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4467/20844077SR.15.004.3133