Maha-Vairocana-Abhisambodhi Tantra

This is the first complete translation into English of this Tibetan text, with reference to the Chinese version also, together with the informative commentary by the 8th centruy master Buddhaguhya. This text is of seminal importance for the history of Buddhist Tantra, especially as very little has been published concerning the origins of Tantra in India. During the last 30 years, there has been a revolution in the understanding and appreciation of the Buddhist Tantras in the West. Whereas in the past they were regarded with suspicion, they are now the focus of great interest among both the growing band of Western Buddhists following the Tibetan tradition and the smaller numbers of Western academics specialising in Buddhist and related studies. However, this new interest in the Buddhist Tantras still has many limitations and unfortunately a detailed description of the development of tantric thought and pratices is far from being complete. Moreover, almost without exception, present-day Western writers haver relied solely on Tibetan and Indic materials, espectially the Anattara-yoga tantras. But apart from these, there is a wealth of other tantric literature preserved in Tibetan sour