Tantric Buddhist elements in Chinese pop culture: Sa Dingding performing the Vajrasattva dharani.
Contemporary Vajrayana religious ritual should be similar, if we had the guts and the resources!
via @AndrewQuintman (drum intro 0:57, spectacle 2:18)https://youtu.be/NzvgScMNtW4?t=57 …
Showmanship is the essence of tantric ritual! Explanatory tweet storm incoming I guess… Commodification is not in the least alien to tantric ritual, either; in historical practice, fundraising was one of their most important functions. Not essential in principle, though.
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I’m not sure which of my several websites you found… The answer to your question is given on them. If you make it more explicit, I can answer more specifically. In short: Buddhism has unique resources for addressing contemporary problems.
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