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Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004432809
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several fields of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of the Śaiva religions, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Buddhism, Śaivism and Vaiṣṇavism; religious art and architecture; and Sanskrit belles lettres. Grateful former students, joined by other experts influenced by his scholarship, here offer papers that make significant contributions to our understanding of the cultural, religious, political, and intellectual histories of premodern South and Southeast Asia. Contributors are: Peter Bisschop, Judit Törzsök, Alex Watson, Isabelle Ratié, Christopher Wallis, Péter-Dániel Szántó, Srilata Raman, Csaba Dezső, Gergely Hidas, Nina Mirnig, John Nemec, Bihani Sarkar, Jürgen Hanneder, Diwakar Acharya, James Mallinson, Csaba Kiss, Jason Birch, Elizabeth Mills, Ryugen Tanemura, Anthony Tribe, and Parul Dave-Mukherji.

Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

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ISBN 13 : 9004432809
Total Pages : 632 pages
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An Indian Tantric Tradition and Its Modern Global Revival

Author : D.E. Osto
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000049299
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis An Indian Tantric Tradition and Its Modern Global Revival by : D.E. Osto

Download or read book An Indian Tantric Tradition and Its Modern Global Revival written by D.E. Osto and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the contemporary global revival of Nondual Śaivism, a thousand-year-old medieval Hindu religious philosophy. Providing a historical overview of the seminal people and groups responsible for the revival, the book compares the tradition’s medieval Indian origins to modern forms, which are situated within distinctively contemporary religious, economic and technological contexts. The author bridges the current gap in the literature between "insider" (emic) and "outsider” (etic) perspectives by examining modern Nondual Śaivism from multiple standpoints as both a critical scholar of religion and an empathetic participant-observer. The book explores modern Nondual Śaivism in relation to recent scholarly debates concerning the legitimacy of New Age consumptive spirituality, the global spiritual marketplace and the contemporary culture of narcissism. It also analyzes the dark side of the revived tradition, and investigates contemporary teachers accused of sexual abuse and illegal financial activities in relation to unique features of Nondual Śaivism’s theosophy and modern scholarship on new religious movements (NRMs) and cults. This book shows that, although Kashmir Śaivism has been adopted by certain teachers and groups to market their own brand of "High Tantra," some contemporary practitioners have remained true to the system’s fundamental tenets and teach authentic (albeit modern) forms of Nondual Śaivism. This book will be of interest to academics in the fields of religion and Asian philosophies, especially South Asian, tantric, neo-tantric and yoga philosophies, alternative and New Age spiritualities, religion and consumerism, and NRMs and cults. Winner of the inaugural 2021 New Zealand Asia Society Book Award, second prize.

The Canon of the Śaivāgama and the Kubjikā Tantras of the Western Kaula Tradition

Author : Mark S. G. Dyczkowski
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120805958
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Canon of the Śaivāgama and the Kubjikā Tantras of the Western Kaula Tradition written by Mark S. G. Dyczkowski and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1989 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK:This book serves as an introductory study of Tantric Saivism in its original scriptural sources. It traces the features and content of the canon of the Saiva Tantras, making use of many unpublished manuscripts from Kashmiri Saiva author

Auspicious Wisdom

Author : Douglas Renfrew Brooks
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791411469
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Auspicious Wisdom written by Douglas Renfrew Brooks and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1992-10-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rooting itself in Kashmir Shaivism, Śrividyā became a force in South India no later than the seventh century, and eventually supplanted the Trika as the dominant Tantric tradition in Kashmir. This is the first comprehensive study of the texts and traditions of this influential school of goddess-centered, Śākta, Tantrism. Centering on the goddess's three manifestations—the beneficent deity Lalita Tripurasundari, her mantra, and the visually striking sricakra—Śrividyā creates a systematic esoteric discipline that combines elements of the yogas of knowledge, of devotion, and of ritual. Utilizing canonical works, historical commentaires, and the interpretive insights of living practitioners, this book explores the theological and ritual theories that form the basis for Śrividyā practice and offers new methods for critical and comparative studies of esoteric Hinduism.

The Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788184702057
Total Pages : 662 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kashmir Shaivism

Author : John Hughes
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1434325164
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Kashmir Shaivism written by John Hughes and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Meaning in Tantric Ritual

Author : Alexis Sanderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Meaning in Tantric Ritual written by Alexis Sanderson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Krama Tantricism of Kashmir

Author : Navjivan Rastogi
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120813021
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Krama Tantricism of Kashmir written by Navjivan Rastogi and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1979 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Karma Tantricism of Kashmir is intended as a ground work of the Karma system, an almost neglected area of Kashmir Saivism. The author has very ably reconstructed the history and metaphysics of the system after rummaging through relevant literature, both in print and manuscript form. The krama philosophy, Sakta esotricism and the Tantric synoptic view are seen. In this first of the two volumes, the author has given a general and historical survey in seven chapters-Karma as a distinct system, mutual exchange from allied system, different traditions and sub-schools, sources and literature and karma`s place in Kashmir Saivism. Contains chronological table of Karma author`s classified Bibliography and indexes.

Shiva and the Primordial Tradition

Author : Alain Daniélou
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594777187
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Shiva and the Primordial Tradition written by Alain Daniélou and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-11-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive examination of the underpinnings of the Shaivite Tradition • Reveals the influence of Shaivism on the Western world • Discusses Shaivism’s understanding of sacred sexuality • Presents the connections between Vedic poetry and metaphysics In Shiva and the Primordial Tradition, Alain Daniélou explores the relationship between Shaivism and the Western world. Shaivite philosophy does not oppose theology, cosmology, and science because it recognizes that their common aim is to seek to understand and explain the nature of the world. In the Western world, the idea of bridging the divide between science and religion is just beginning to touch the edges of mainstream thought. This rare collection of the late author’s writings contains several never-before-published articles and offers an in-depth look at the many facets of the Samkhya, the cosmologic doctrines of the Shaivite tradition. Daniélou provides important revelations on subjects such as the science of dreams, the role of poetry and sexuality in the sacred, the personality of the great Shankara, and the Shaivite influence on the Scythians and the Parthians (and by extension, the Hellenic world in general). Providing a convincing argument in favor of the polytheistic approach, he explains that monotheism is merely the deification of individualism--the separation of humanity from nature--and that by acknowledging the sacred in everything, we can recognize the imprint of the primordial tradition.

Kashmir Śaivism

Author : Kamalakar Mishra
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789381120033
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Kashmir Śaivism written by Kamalakar Mishra and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On understand the Tantrism in light of the Tantrāloka of Abhinavagupta.

An Introduction to Tantric Philosophy

Author : Lyne Bansat-Boudon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136930760
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Tantric Philosophy written by Lyne Bansat-Boudon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Paramārthasāra, or ‘Essence of Ultimate Reality’, is a work of the Kashmirian polymath Abhinavagupta (tenth–eleventh centuries). It is a brief treatise in which the author outlines the doctrine of which he is a notable exponent, namely nondualistic Śaivism, which he designates in his works as the Trika, or ‘Triad’ of three principles: Śiva, Śakti and the embodied soul (nara). The main interest of the Paramārthasāra is not only that it serves as an introduction to the established doctrine of a tradition, but also advances the notion of jiv̄anmukti, ‘liberation in this life’, as its core theme. Further, it does not confine itself to an exposition of the doctrine as such but at times hints at a second sense lying beneath the evident sense, namely esoteric techniques and practices that are at the heart of the philosophical discourse. Its commentator, Yogarāja (eleventh century), excels in detecting and clarifying those various levels of meaning. An Introduction to Tantric Philosophy presents, along with a critically revised Sanskrit text, the first annotated English translation of both Abhinavagupta’s Paramārthasāra and Yogarāja’s commentary. This book will be of interest to Indologists, as well as to specialists and students of Religion, Tantric studies and Philosophy.

An Introduction to Tantric Philosophy

Author : Abhinavagupta
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Tantric Philosophy written by Abhinavagupta and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tantra Illuminated

Author : Christopher D. Wallis
Publisher : Mattamayura Press
ISBN 13 : 9780989761307
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book Tantra Illuminated written by Christopher D. Wallis and published by Mattamayura Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes readers on a fascinating journey to the very heart of Tantra: its key teachings, foundational lineages, and transformative practices. Since the West's discovery of Tantra 100 years ago, there has been considerable fascination, speculation, and more than a little misinformation about this spiritual movement. Now, for the first time in the English language, Tantra Illuminated presents an accessible introduction to this sacred tradition that began 1,500 years ago, in the far north of India. The book uses translations from primary Sanskrit sources, offers a profound look at spiritual practice, and reveals Tantra's rich history and powerful teachings.

The Doctrine of Vibration

Author : Mark S. G. Dyczkowski
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120805965
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Doctrine of Vibration written by Mark S. G. Dyczkowski and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1989 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cutting across distinctions of schools and types, the author explains the central feature of Kashmir Saivism: the creative pulse of the all-pervasive Consciousness called Siva. This is also the central theme of the Hindu Tantras, and Dyczkowski provides new insight into the most literate and extensive interpretations of the Tantras. This book is significant from four points of view. First, it breaks new ground in Indian philosophy. According to the Spanda Doctrine, the self is not simply witnessing consciousness as maintained by Sankhya and Vedanta, but is an active force. Second, the ultimate reality is not simply a logical system of abstract categories, but is living, pulsating energy, the source of all manifestation. Third, the work elaborates the dynamic aspect of consciousness. It supplies an excellent introduction to the texts and scriptures of Kashmir Saivism. Fourth, it suggests a Yoga for the realization of self.

Hindu Pluralism

Author : Elaine M. Fisher
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520966295
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Hindu Pluralism written by Elaine M. Fisher and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In Hindu Pluralism, Elaine M. Fisher complicates the traditional scholarly narrative of the unification of Hinduism. By calling into question the colonial categories implicit in the term “sectarianism,” Fisher’s work excavates the pluralistic textures of precolonial Hinduism in the centuries prior to British intervention. Drawing on previously unpublished sources in Sanskrit, Tamil, and Telugu, Fisher argues that the performance of plural religious identities in public space in Indian early modernity paved the way for the emergence of a distinctively non-Western form of religious pluralism. This work provides a critical resource for understanding how Hinduism developed in the early modern period, a crucial era that set the tenor for religion's role in public life in India through the present day.

Kundalini

Author : Lilian Silburn
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438419996
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Kundalini written by Lilian Silburn and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1988-10-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kundalini's power lies dormant in humans until it is awakened. The awakened Kundalini expresses the primal divine impulse and ultimately joins the individual with the divine. The development of the book parallels the development of the Kundalini within. Part One exposes the awakening and unfolding of the Kundalini; Part Two describes the piercing of the energy centers and the stages of ascent through the body; and Part Three examines Kundalini's relation to sexual expression. The book provides a deep understanding of Tantra and of the underlying purpose of Tantracism. The author carefully considers the Caryakrama practices of sexual expression as a means of awakening and controlling Kundalini. Silburn draws together passages from the Trika, Krama, and Kaula systems ranging through Abhinavagupta and Lalla and provides both translation and commentary for them. Chapters on the Chakras, the Nadis, and on mantras further elucidate the topic and lead to a forceful conclusion: Kundalini is the source of ultimate human knowledge and power.