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Uspensky V. A Tibetan Text on the Ritual Use of Human Skulls // Manuscripta Orientalia. Vol. 4, No 4, December 1998. P. 35-40.


The use of human bones and skulls in the practice of Tibetan Buddhism is a well-known practice, and it has been the subject of both textual and field research. It was also noticed that a large portion of information on these exceptional religious objects was transmitted orally from practitioner to practitioner and from craftsman to craftsman…

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Buddhist rituals
Manuscripta Orientalia, selected papers
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan manuscripts
the use of human skulls

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