Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang

Matthew T. Kapstein is director of Tibetan Religious Studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (Paris) and Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Chicago. His recent books include The Tibetans (Oxford 2006) and an edited volume, Buddhism Between Tibet and China (Boston 2009).Sam van Schaik is a Senior Researcher for the International Dunhuang Project at the British Library. Recent publications include the book Approaching the Great Perfection (Wisdom 2004) and Tibetan Tantric Manuscripts from Dunhuang (Brill 2006). His current project, sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust, concerns the palæography of manuscripts from Dunhuang.

"This volume contains six essays on topics related to esoteric Buddhist texts and images from Dunhuang. All are based upon close work with primary manuscript or artistic materials and represent the cutting edge of scholarship in this area. It is highly recommended for those with an interest in esoteric Buddhism..." - Christian K. Wedemeyer, University of Chicago, in: Religious Studies Review, 38, 2