Intro
Contents
A Note on Transliteration and Translation
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Part One: Setting the Scene
Introduction: Tantra, Asceticism, and the Life of a Mantra
1. From Mangala to Mantra: Destroying Karma with Sound
Part Two: The Tantricization of Mendicant Initiation
2. Mandalas and Mantras: The Jina's Preaching Assembly as a Tantric Initiation Diagram
3. Sects and Secrecy: Comparing the Mantras of the Levels of Initiation
Part Three: The Tantricization of Daily Worship
4. Tantric Meditation as a Means of Liberation

5. The Tantric Rituals of Modern Monks
Conclusion: The Past Lives of Modern Mantras
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index