01309nam a22002057a 4500 OSt 20260910111851.0 260910b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d AACR 2 English Guru, Mandala and Guru Mandala / Yagyaman Pati Bajracharya ; Translated and edited by Samuel M. Grimes and Alexander James O'Neill. 1st. edi. Kathmandu : Vajra Publications, 2025. xxxviii, 218 pages ; 22 cm. Includes discussion of the historical meanings of guru and mandala and the ritual of offering the guru mandala in Newar Buddhism. Guru, Mandala and Guru Mandala explores the Guru Mandala offering ritual, a central practice in Newar Buddhism in which the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha are symbolically offered to the guru. The book explains the religious, historical, and philosophical meanings of “guru” and “mandala” and provides an English rendering and explanation of Yagyaman Pati Bajracharya’s text. It is particularly useful for understanding Newar Buddhist rituals, traditions, and their historical development. Buddhism Rituals. Newar Buddhism. Mandala (Buddhism). Buddhist rituals. O'Neill, Alexander James, translator, ddc BK 18952 18952 0 0 ddc 0 0 REF LCL LCL REF 2026-09-10 0 294.391 B168g 2025 09414 2026-09-10 11:18:11 001 2026-09-10 REF 0 0 ddc 0 1 REF LCL LCL REF 2026-09-10 0 294.391 B168g 2025 09413 2026-09-10 11:21:00 001 2026-09-10 REF 0 0 ddc 0 0 GEN LCL LCL GEN 2026-09-10 0 294.391 B168g 2025 09415 2026-09-10 11:23:20 003 2026-09-10 BK