Gudrun Bühnemann
Select Publications
a. Books:
1. Der allwissende Buddha. Ein Beweis und seine Probleme. Ratnakīrtis Sarvajñasiddhi übersetzt und kommentiert. Wien: Arbeitskreis für tibetische und buddhistische Studien, Universität Wien, 1980 (= Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde 4), pp. L, 175.
2. Jitāri: Kleine Texte beschrieben und ediert. Wien: Arbeitskreis für tibetische und buddhistische Studien, Universität Wien, 1982 (= Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde 8), pp. 48.
2a. Second, Enlarged Edition. Wien: Arbeitskreis für tibetische und buddhistische Studien, Universität Wien, 1985 (= Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde 8), pp. 48.
3. Budha-Kauśika’s Rāmarakṣāstotra. A Contribution to the Study of Sanskrit Devotional Poetry. Vienna: Institut für Indologie, Universität Wien, 1983 (= Publications of the De Nobili Research Library 10), pp. 127.
Marāṭhī translation by Dr. Hemā Kṣīrsāgar as Viśvasaṃcārī Rāmrakṣā. Puṇe (India): Svastiśrī Prakāśan, 2007, pp. 8, 158; reprint 2010 (for orders, email <soonrita@gmail.com>).
4. Der große Legendenkranz (Mahajjātakamālā). Eine mittelalterliche Legendensammlung aus Nepal. Nach Vorarbeiten von Gudrun Bühnemann und Michael Hahn herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Michael Hahn. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1985 (= Asiatische Forschungen 88), pp. v, 72, 760.
5. Stotramālā. “An die Götter.” Eine Auswahl von Sanskrithymnen in deutscher Übersetzung. Wichtrach: Institut für Indologie, 1986 (= Reihe Texte und Übersetzungen 1), pp. 63.
Text of hymns 1, 5, 10 and 15 reprinted in A. Malinar: Hinduismus – Reader. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2009, pp. 71-76.)
6. Pūjā. A Study in Smārta Ritual. Vienna: Institut für Indologie, Universität Wien, 1988
(= Publications of the De Nobili Research Library 15), pp. 253.
7. The Worship of Mahāgaṇapati according to the Nityotsava. Wichtrach: Institut für Indologie, 1988, pp. xl, 156 + 31 pp. black/white plates.
7a. First Indian Edition (slightly revised). Delhi: Kant Publications (Eastern Book Corporation), 2003, pp. xl, 156 + 18 pp. colour plates + 8 pp. black/white plates.
8. Forms of Gaṇeśa. A Study based on the Vidyārṇavatantra. Wichtrach: Institut für Indologie, 1989, pp. 154.
8a. Tantric Forms of Gaṇeśa According to the Vidyārṇavatantra. Indian Edition (revised and updated). New Delhi: D.K. Printworld, 2008, pp. xii + 144.
9. The Hindu Deities Illustrated according to the Pratiṣṭhālakṣaṇasārasamuccaya. Compiled by Gudrun Bühnemann and Musashi Tachikawa. Tokyo: The Centre for East Asian Cultural Studies, 1990 (= Bibliotheca Codicum Asiaticorum 3), pp. 172.
Completely revised version:
9a. The Hindu Pantheon in Nepalese Line Drawings. Two Manuscripts of the Pratiṣṭhālakṣaṇasārasamuccaya. Compiled by Gudrun Bühnemann. Varanasi: Indica Books, 2003, pp. 167.
10. Niṣpannayogāvalī. Two Sanskrit Manuscripts from Nepal. Compiled by Gudrun Bühnemann and Musashi Tachikawa. Tokyo: The Centre for East Asian Cultural Studies, 1991 (= Bibliotheca Codicum Asiaticorum 5), pp. xxii, 156.
11. *Sādhanaśataka and *Sādhanaśatapañcāśikā. Two Buddhist Sādhana Collections in Sanskrit Manuscript. Compiled by Gudrun Bühnemann. Wien: Arbeitskreis für tibetische und buddhistische Studien, Universität Wien, 1994 (= Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde 32), pp. 153.
12. The Iconography of Hindu Tantric Deities.
Volume I: The Pantheon of the Mantramahodadhi. Groningen: Egbert Forsten, 2000 (= Gonda Indological Studies 9), pp. xxx, 280 + (66 pp.) illustrations.
Volume II: The Pantheons of the Prapañcasāra and the Śāradātilaka. Groningen: Egbert Forsten, 2001 (= Gonda Indological Studies 9), pp. xviii, 389 + (22 pp.) illustrations.
12a. The Iconography of Hindu Tantric Deities. 2 Volumes (Bound in one). Revised edition. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan/Biblia Impex, 2016, pp. 808.
13. Maṇḍalas and Yantras in the Hindu Traditions. By G. Bühnemann, with contributions by H. Brunner, M.W. Meister, A. Padoux, M. Rastelli and J. Törzsök. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2003 (= Brill’s Indological Library 18), pp. xvii, 303 + (13 pp.) colour illustrations.
13a. Revised Edition (hardbound and paperback). New Delhi: D.K. Printworld, 2007, pp. xvii, 304 + (15 pp.) colour illustrations.
14. Buddhist Deities of Nepal. Iconography in Two Sketchbooks. Lumbini: Lumbini International Research Institute, 2003 (= Occasional Papers 4), pp. 125.
15. Eighty-four Āsanas in Yoga. A Survey of Traditions (with Illustrations). New Delhi: D.K. Printworld, 2007, pp. xii, 195.
Second edition (hardbound and paperback), 2011.
Russian translation by Sergey Evtushenko: Vosemdesyat chetyre asany yogi: Issledovanie traditsii. Moscow: Ritambhara, 2009, pp. 198. ISBN 978-5-98597-125-5
Korean translation by Dr. Young-Gil Park: Yogaui 84gaji chewibeop jeontong. Seoul: Yoerai, 2011, pp. 219. ISBN 9788985102841.
16. Buddhist Iconography and Ritual in Paintings and Line Drawings from Nepal. Lumbini: Lumbini International Research Institute, 2008, pp. 227.
17. The Life of the Buddha: Buddhist and Śaiva Iconography and Visual Narratives in Artists’ Sketchbooks from Nepal. With Transliterations and Translations from the Newari by Kashinath Tamot.Lumbini: Lumbini International Research Institute, 2012, pp. 204.
18. Śākyamuni’s Return Journey to Lumbinī (lumbinīyātrā): A Study of a Popular Theme in Newar Buddhist Art and Literature. Lumbini: Lumbini International Research Institute, 2015, pp. 108.
b. Articles and Book Chapters:
1. Identifizierung von Sanskrittexten Śaṅkaranandanas. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 24. 1980. 191-198.
2. Tarkarahasya and Vādarahasya. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 27. 1983. 185-190.
2a. Also published in: Philosophical Essays. Professor Anantalal Thakur Felicitation Volume. Calcutta 1987. 28-35 (numerous misprints; I never received the proofs).
3. Some Remarks on the Structure and Application of Hindu Sanskrit Stotras. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 28. 1984. 73-104.
4. Bhadramaṇḍalas in the ritual Practice. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 31. 1987. 43-73.
5. The Vallabheśa-Upaniṣad. Indo-Iranian Journal 30. 1987. 243-263.
6. Tantric Worship of Gaṇeśa according to the Prapañcasāra. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 137. 1987. 357-382.
7. The Heavenly Bodies (navagraha) in Hindu Ritual. Saṃbhāṣā 11 (Department of Indian Philosophy, Nagoya University) 1989. 1-9.
8. The Pratiṣṭhālakṣaṇasārasamuccaya on Hindu Iconography. Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyōgaku Kenkyū) 39. 1990. 505-502.
9. Selecting and Perfecting mantras in Hindu Tantrism. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 54. 1991. 292-306.
10. The Ritual for Infusing Life (prāṇapratiṣṭhā) and the Goddess Prāṇaśakti. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 141. 1991. 353-365.
11. The “Dhyāna Collections” and Their Significance for Hindu Iconography. Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyōgaku Kenkyū) 40. 1992. 1086-1080.
12. On Puraścaraṇa: Kulārṇavatantra, Chapter 15. In: Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism. Studies in Honor of André Padoux. Edited by T. Goudriaan. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1992; Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1993 (reprint). 61-106.
13. Some Remarks on the Date of Abhayākaragupta and the Chronology of His Works. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 142. 1992. 120-127.
14. Some Remarks on the Text of the Niṣpannayogāvalī as Found in Jagaddarpaṇa’s Kriyāsamuccaya. Zentralasiatische Studien 23. 1992/1993. 18-21.
15. Gott Śiva und seine Familie. In: C. Mallebrein: Die anderen Götter: Volks- und Stammesbronzen aus Indien. Köln 1993. 60-69.
16. Two Forms of Gaṇapati in the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 8. 1994. 201-211.
17. Aspects of Tantric Ganesh in India. In: Ganesh, the benevolent. Edited by P. Pal. Bombay: MARG Publications, 1995 (2nd impression 2001, 3rd impression 2010). 27-40.
18. The Goddess Mahācīnakrama-Tārā (Ugra-Tārā) in Buddhist and Hindu Tantrism. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 59. 1996. 472-493.
19. Buddhist Deities and Mantras in the Hindu Tantras: I The Tantrasārasaṃgraha and the Īśānaśivagurudevapaddhati. Indo-Iranian Journal 42. 1999. 303-334.
20. Buddhist Deities and Mantras in the Hindu Tantras: II The Śrīvidyārṇavatantra and the Tantrasāra. Indo-Iranian Journal 43. 2000. 27-43.
21. The Six Rites of Magic. In: Tantra in Practice. Edited by D.G. White. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2000, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2002 (reprint). 447-462.
22. Erotic Forms of Gaṇeśa in Hindu and Buddhist Iconography. In: Script and Image: Papers on Art and Epigraphy (Papers of the 12th World Sanskrit Conference held in Helsinki, Finland, 13-18 July, 2003, volume 11.1). Edited by A.J. Gail, G.J.R. Mevissen and R. Salomon. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2006. 15-28 and plates I-III.
23. Tantric Deities in an Illustrated Dhāraṇī Manuscript from Nepal. In: Script and Image: Papers on Art and Epigraphy (Papers of the 12th World Sanskrit Conference held in Helsinki, Finland, 13-18 July, 2003, volume 11.1). Edited by A.J. Gail, G.J.R. Mevissen and R. Salomon. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2006. 29-64 and plates IV-XVII.
24. The Goddess Hariśaṅkarī/Jhaṅkeśvarī, the Composite Form of the Consorts of Viṣṇu and Śiva from Nepal. In: Vanamālā: Festschrift A.J. Gail. Serta Adalberto Joanni Gail LXV. diem natalem celebranti ab amicis collegis discipulis dedicata. Gerd J.R. Mevissen et Klaus Bruhn redigerunt. Berlin: Weidler Buchverlag, 2006. 48-53.
25. A Note on the Term Smārta and the Smārta Tradition. In: Kalhār (White Water-Lily): Studies in Art, Iconography, Architecture and Archaeology of India and Bangladesh (Professor Enamul Haque Felicitation Volume). Edited by G. Bhattacharya, G.J.R. Mevissen, M. Mitra and S. Sinha. New Delhi: Kaveri Books, 2007. 357-364.
26. The Identification of an Illustrated Haṭhayoga Manuscript and its Significance for Traditions of 84 Āsanas in Yoga. “Special Yoga Issue”, Asian Medicine: Tradition and Modernity 3. 2007. 156-176.
27. Śivaliṅgas and Caityas in Representations of the Eight Cremation Grounds from Nepal. In: Pramāṇakīrtiḥ: Papers Dedicated to Ernst Steinkellner on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday. Edited by B. Kellner et al. Part 1. Wien: Arbeitskreis für tibetische und buddhistische Studien, Universität Wien, 2007. 23-35 (= Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde 70.1).
28. 17th Century Tantric Iconography of Nepal: New Research on the ‘Royal Bath’ in Patan. Orientations 39/6. 2008. 88-95.
29. The Identification of a Sculpture of Mṛtyuṃjaya/Amṛteśa and Amṛtalakṣmī in the ‘Royal Bath’ in Patan (Nepal). In: Prajñādhara: Essays on Asian Art, History, Epigraphy and Culture in Honour of Gouriswar Bhattacharya. Edited by G.J.R. Mevissen and A. Banerji. New Delhi: Kaveri Books, 2009. 107-113 + plates 10.1-10.9.
30. Complex Configurations: On the Iconography and Date of the Golden Window in Patan, Nepal. Orientations 41/3. 2010. 24-30.
31. The Śāradātilakatantra on Yoga: A New Edition and Translation of Chapter 25. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 74/2. 2011. 205-235.
32. Bhadramandalas: Invoking Divinities in Smarta Ritual. In: Visuality of Indian Rituals. Edited by C. Wessels-Mevissen. MARG 63/2. 2011. 40-49.
33. Śiva and Avalokiteśvara: On the Iconography and Date of the Golden Window and Golden Door of Patan’s Royal Palace. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 75/2. 2012. 337-359.
34. The Buddha’s (Return) Journey to Lumbinī (lumbinīyātrā). Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 54. 2011-2012. 121-150. (appeared in Dec. 2012)
35. Bhīmasena as Bhairava in Nepal. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 163/2. 2013. 455-476.
36. Bhairava and the Eight Charnel Grounds: On the History of a Monumental Painting at the Jayavāgīśvarī Temple, Kathmandu. Berliner Indologische Studien/Berlin Indological Studies 21. 2013. 307-326. (appeared in Jan. 2014)
37. A dhāraṇī for Each Day of the Week: The saptavāra Tradition of the Newar Buddhists. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 77/1. 2014. 119-136 (special issue: mantra and dhāraṇī in the religious traditions of Asia).
38. On Śivaliṅgas with Goddesses and Female Liṅgas: The “Śakti-” or “Devīliṅgas” and Similar Sculptures. Berliner Indologische Studien/Berlin Indological Studies 22. 2015: 237-262.
38a. Addenda: “On Śivaliṅgas with Goddesses and Female Liṅgas”. Berliner Indologische Studien/Berlin Indological Studies 23. 2017: 211-214.
39. Churned from the Milk Ocean, Invoked into a Skull-Cup: The Goddess Vāruṇī in Nepal.
Berliner Indologische Studien/Berlin Indological Studies 23. 2017: 215-264.
c. Encyclopedia Entries
1. Buddhist Maṇḍalas. In: Encyclopedia of Religion, Second edition. Edited by L. Jones. Detroit/New York: Thomson Gale, 2005: volume 8. 5641-5646.
2. Maṇḍalas and Yantras. In: Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Edited by K.A. Jacobsen et al. Volume 2. Leiden/Boston: E.J. Brill, 2010. 560-573.
Online edition in BrillOnline, Reference Works, Encyclopedia of Hinduism, 2013 <http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-encyclopedia-of-hinduism/mandalas-and-yantras-COM_2040040>
d. Book Reviews:
1. Ācāryaratnakīrtiviracitam Udayananirākaraṇam. Deciphered and Critically edited by Dr. Raghunath (N.) Pandey. Delhi 1984. In: Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 28. 1984. 228-229.
2. Viṣṇusahasranāma with the Bhāṣya of Śrī Śaṃkarācārya. Translated into English in the light of Śrī Śaṃkara’s Bhāṣya by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. Madras 1980. In: Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 28. 1984. 230.
3. Helmuth von Glasenapp: Ausgewählte kleine Schriften. Hrsg. von Heinz Bechert und Volker Moeller. Wiesbaden 1980. In: Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 30. 1986. 191-192.
4. Padoux, André (ed.): Mantras et diagrammes rituels dans l’hindouisme. Paris 1986. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 138. 1988. 199.
5. Neog, Maheswar: Early History of Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Assam. Śaṅkaradeva and his Times. Repr. Delhi 1985. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 138. 1988. 200.
6. Gupta, Eva Maria: Brata and Ālpanā in Bengalen. Wiesbaden 1983. In: Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 35. 1991. 219-220.
7. Tulpule, S.G.: The Divine Name in the Indian Tradition (A Comparative Study). Delhi 1991. In: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 55. 1992. 396-397.
8. Sylvia Stark: Vātsya Varadagurus Tattvanirṇaya. Teil 1: Kritische Textedition. Teil 2: Übersetzung und Anmerkungen. Wien 1990. In: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 56. 1993. 200.
9. Le Tantra de Svayaṃbhū. Vidyāpāda avec le commentaire de Sadyojyoti. Édition et traduction par P.-S. Filliozat. Genève 1991. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft. 146. 1995. 235-236.
10. Ganesh: Studies of an Asian God. Edited by Robert L. Brown. Albany, N.Y. 1991. In: Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 39. 1995. 227-229.
11. The History of Sacred Places in India as Reflected in Traditional Literature. Edited by H. Bakker. [Panels of the VIIth World Sanskrit Conference, Vol. III]. Leiden 1990. In: Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 39. 1995. 230-231.
12. D. R. Brooks: The Secret of the Three Cities: An Introduction to Hindu Śākta Tantrism. Chicago 1990. In: Journal of the American Oriental Society 116. 1996. 606-607.
13. P. Arènes: La déesse sGrol-ma (Tārā): Recherches sur la Nature et le Statut d’une Divinité du Bouddhisme Tibétain. Leuven 1996. In: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 61. 1998. 176-177.
14. M. Strickmann: Mantras et mandarins: Le bouddhisme tantrique en Chine. Paris 1996. In: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 61. 1998. 177.
15. N.S. Dravid: Nyāyakusumāñjali of Udayanācārya with Translation and Explanation. Volume 1. New Delhi 1996. In: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 61. 1998. 357.
16. Anantalal Thakur (ed.): Nyāyavārttikatātparyapariśuddhi of Udayanācārya. New Delhi 1996. In: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 61. 1998. 409.
17. R. Mesquita: Madhva und seine unbekannten literarischen Quellen: Einige Beobachtungen. Vienna 1997. In: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 61. 1998. 408-409.
18. Aditya Malik (ed. and tr.): Das Puṣkara-Mahātmya. Ein religionswissenschaftlicher Beitrag zum Wallfahrtsbegriff in Indien. Erörterung, Text, Übersetzung. Stuttgart 1993. In: Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 42. 1998. 223-224.
19. H. Brunner-Lachaux (ed.): Somaśambhupaddhati. 4me partie: rituels optionnels: pratiṣṭhā dans la tradition śivaite selon Somaśambhu. Pondichéry 1998. In: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 63. 2000. 120.
20. D. Goodall (ed. and tr.): Bhaṭṭa Rāmakaṇṭha’s commentary on the Kiraṇatantra. Volume I: Chs. 1-6. Pondichéry 1998. In: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 63. 2000. 120-121.
21. J. Hanneder (ed. and tr.): Abhinavagupta’s philosophy of revelation: an edition and annotated translation of Mālinīślokavārttika I, 1-399. Groningen 1998. In: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 63. 2000. 434-435.
22. C. Bouy (ed. and tr.): Gauḍapāda: L’Āgamaśāstra. Un traité vedāntique en quatre chapitres. Texte, traduction et notes. Paris 2000. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 64. 2001. 456-457.
23. R. Mesquita (tr.): Madhva: Viṣṇutattvanirṇaya. Annotierte Übersetzung mit Studie. Wien 2000. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 64. 2001. 456.
24. K.A. Harper and R.L. Brown (eds.): The Roots of Tantra. Albany, N.Y. 2002. In: Journal of the American Oriental Society 123. 2003. 931-932.
25. R. Tanemura (ed.): Kuladatta’s Kriyāsamgrahapañjikā: A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation of Selected Sections. Groningen 2004. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 158/2. 2008. 502-504.
26. D. Goodall et al. (eds.): The Pañcāvaraṇastava of Aghoraśivācārya: A Twelfth-Century South Indian Prescription for the Visualisation of Sadāśiva and His Retinue. Pondichéry 2005. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 158/2. 2008. 494.
27. U. Hüsken et al. (eds.): Jaina-Itihāsa-Ratna: Festschrift für Gustav Roth zum 90. Geburtstag. Marburg 2006. In: Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens 51. 2007-2008. 213-215.
28. A. Hingorani: Making Faces: Self and Image Creation in a Himalayan Valley. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 2013. In: Himalaya: the Journal of the Association for Nepali and Himalayan Studies 33. 2013. 130-131 (appeared in March 2014).