Karunamaya: The Cult of Avalokitesvara-Matsyendranath in the Valley of NepalSahayogi Prakashan for Research Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University, 1980 - 524 pages Study of Matsyendranātha, a Vajrayana siddha, identified with Avalokiteśvara by the Tantric Buddhists of Nepal. |
Contents
Structure and Principal Rituals | 7 |
The Principal Rituals of the Vajracaryas | 67 |
Jana Baha Dya | 123 |
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