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The Dakini's Womb
Judith Simmer-Brown investigates the twilight language of Tibetan Buddhism.
IN AN INVESTIGATION of language in Buddhism, no area is more perplexing than that of the Vajrayana tradition of Tibet. The philosophic texts often seem obscure and convoluted, and ritual Tantric texts employ enigmatic terms and phrases that are sometimes shocking to conventional sensibilities. Western interpreters, often scholars who have no Tantric training, offer explanations that may appear prurient, dismissive, or even contemptuous.
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I think you've got it, MP! (I think therefore I am, You are what you eat/think, et al.)
Ok, dualism. Excellent word, tell me more.
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