Visible Mantra: Visualising & Writing Buddhist Mantras (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780956692917)

The long awaited print version of the popular Buddhist mantra website: visiblemantra.org. This is a celebration of the visual forms of mantra and other varieties of sacred speech, drawing on Buddhist traditions from India, China, Japan, and Tibet. The book includes all the mantras from the website, plus a few more. Each is presented in four scripts: Siddhaṃ (Bonji 梵字), Lantsa (aka Raana), Devanāgarī, and Tibetan (dbu can). Plus seed-syllables, dhāraṇī and Pāli chants. All accompanied by Jayarava's meticulously researched notes and comments, and background reading drawn from Jayarava's blog. An invaluable resource for Buddhist artists, calligraphers and practitioners.

Author: Jayarava
ISBN-10: 0956692915
ISBN-13: 9780956692917
Publisher: Visible Mantra Press
Language: English
Published: 01/21/2011
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.57d