Yamāntaka Among the Ancients: Mañjuśrī Master of Life in Context
Résumé
The purpose of the present paper is merely descriptive: having noted the inclusion of a very large collection of Yamāntaka-related materials originating from an ancient and originally unconnected gter chos—rGya Zhang khrom (11th cent.)’s Mañjuśrī Master of Life (’Jam dpal tshe bdag)1—in the 63-volume collection of Northern Treasure materials that is the main basis of our research, we felt the need of a better understanding of this corpus within the context of the—insofar poorly researched—Yamāntaka traditions in the rNying ma school.