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Book: Archetypes in Religion and Beyond

Chapter: c. Mahayana Symbology

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.43686

Blurb:

Mahayana Buddhism offers a rich symbolic development of all the archetypal functions, in forms that are both personal (e.g. bodhisattvas) and impersonal (e.g. mandalas). It also has a tradition of provisionality in the use of symbols, though this can be undermined by the unconditional use of authority.

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