Tibetan Tantric Charms and Amulets:

Abstract

This very interesting book furnish the reader with many kinds of Tibetan charms and amulets and from diverse traditions, including some of the Tibetan Bon religion. All that in a clear and oversized format (book: 31 x 21 cm). Substantial information is also given to the reader about these diverse charms and amulets. But here is what i consider to be a very important and regrettable flaw: no one will be able to make the charms and talismans provided in that book! Indeed, the author simply tells the readers that 1) there are six Buddhist tantric rites associated with the making of these charms (the rite to be chosen depends on the type of charms the person needs), and 2) that these six tantric rites are to be learned and performed according to the tradition of a transmission through a teacher and following precise rules such as the time of the rite, the astrological influences, the seed syllables and visualizations to be concentrated upon and so on.