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041			_aEnglish
245			_aGuru, Mandala and Guru Mandala / Yagyaman Pati Bajracharya ; _cTranslated and edited by Samuel M. Grimes and Alexander James O'Neill.
250			_a1st. edi.
260			_aKathmandu : _bVajra Publications, _c2025.
300			_axxxviii, 218 pages ; 22 cm.
500			_aIncludes discussion of the historical meanings of guru and mandala and the ritual of offering the guru mandala in Newar Buddhism.
520			_aGuru, 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.
650			_a Buddhism Rituals. Newar Buddhism. Mandala (Buddhism). Buddhist rituals.
700			_aO'Neill, Alexander James, translator,
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