Buddhist Divination, Healing, Enchantment Throughout

Buddhist Magic is a book that explores the role of magic in the history of Buddhism. It delves into how Buddhist monks and nuns have used magic for healing, divination, rain making, aggressive magic, and love magic for local clients throughout history. Written by scholar Sam van Schaik, the book highlights the significance of magical practices and their exclusion from scholarly research and Western practitioners. The author uses a book of spells and rituals from Dunhuang as a reference point to discuss Buddhist magic in Tibet and beyond. This comprehensive exploration offers readers a nuanced understanding of Buddhist magic that has been overlooked for too long. Available in English, this paperback book has 240 pages and dimensions of 13.97 x 1.78 x 21.59 cm.