Michel Strickmann
Mantras et mandarins: le bouddhisme tantrique en Chine.
Paris: Gallimard, 1996. Collection Bibliotheque des sciences humaines. 2070731804 560 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 9.25", is like new.
Posthumously-published in-depth analysis of tantric rituals in China, based on collections of dharani-sutras, and other popular liturgical texts. Michel Strickmann (1943-1994) was a prominent Chinese history scholar, specializing in Taoist, Buddhist and Tantric studies.