TY - JOUR
T1 - On the symbolism of the mirror in Indo-Tibetan consecration rituals
AU - Bentor, Yael
PY - 1995/3
Y1 - 1995/3
N2 - The Mahāyāna ideal is aprati {Mathematical expression}hā-nirvā {Mathematical expression}a - liberation with a basis in neither sa {Mathematical expression}sāra nor nirvā {Mathematical expression}a, that is to say, neither in the conventional world nor in the true nature of all things (Nagao 1981). Through the consecration proceedings a yidam, Buddha, or Bodhisattva is established in sa {Mathematical expression}sāra. Through the employment of the mirror in the consecration ritual, that yidam, Buddha, or Bodhisattva participates in the actual nature of all things as they are - unestablished, devoid of own nature, like reflected images in a mirror. If the mirror does not resolve the paradox of consecrating the unconsecratable, it holds up a mirror to the impossible mystery of transcendent immanence.
AB - The Mahāyāna ideal is aprati {Mathematical expression}hā-nirvā {Mathematical expression}a - liberation with a basis in neither sa {Mathematical expression}sāra nor nirvā {Mathematical expression}a, that is to say, neither in the conventional world nor in the true nature of all things (Nagao 1981). Through the consecration proceedings a yidam, Buddha, or Bodhisattva is established in sa {Mathematical expression}sāra. Through the employment of the mirror in the consecration ritual, that yidam, Buddha, or Bodhisattva participates in the actual nature of all things as they are - unestablished, devoid of own nature, like reflected images in a mirror. If the mirror does not resolve the paradox of consecrating the unconsecratable, it holds up a mirror to the impossible mystery of transcendent immanence.
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U2 - 10.1007/BF01062066
DO - 10.1007/BF01062066
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AN - SCOPUS:34249755694
SN - 0022-1791
VL - 23
SP - 57
EP - 71
JO - Journal of Indian Philosophy
JF - Journal of Indian Philosophy
IS - 1
ER -