This is the second part of the Book "Principles of Tantra". The description of this volume obviously is as that of the first volume.
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Born on December 15th, 1865,John Woodroffe was educated at Woburn Park School and University College, Oxford, where he graduated in jurisprudence and the Bachelor of Civil Law examinations. In 1890, He moved to India and enrolled as an advocate in Calcutta High Court. He was soon made a Fellow of the Calcutta University and appointed Law Professor there.He was appointed Standing Counsel to the Government of India in 1902 and two years later was raised to the High Court Bench.After serving for eighteen years in the bench, he became Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court in 1915.After retiring to England he became Reader in Indian Law at the University of Oxford, and finally moved to France in his retirement, where he died in 1936. Alongside his judicial duties he studied Sanskrit and Hindu philosophy and was especially interested in the esoteric Hindu Tantric Shakti system. He translated some twenty original Sanskrit texts, and under his pseudonym Arthur Avalon.He published and lectured prolifically and authoritatively on Indian philosophy and a wide range of Yoga and Tantra topics. His most popular and influential book, a major contribution to the appreciation of Indian philosophy and spirituality, is The Serpent Power The Secrets of Tantric and Shaktic Yoga ,which is the source of many modern Western appropriations of Kundalini practice. Other writings (published under his own name, as well as Arthur Avalon include: Shakti and Shakta Principles of Tantra (2 vols) Great Liberation) Hymns to the Goddess and Hymn to Kali The World as Power The Garland of Letters
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Tantra Sastra, Sri Krsna, Kali Yuga, Tantra Sdstra, Yogini Tantra, Rama Krsna, The Serpent Power, Bhakti Yoga, Kularnava Tantra, Vacya Sakti, King of Devas, Bhagavan Himself, Hatha Yoga, Mahanirvana Tantra, Pravrtti Dharma, Raja Yoga, Saguna Brahman, Satya Loka, Yoga Sastra, Devi Herself, Formless One, Kaula Guru, Mistress of Devas, Mistress of Kula, Mother Herself New!
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- The Serpent Power: The Secrets of Tantric and Shaktic Yoga (Dover Occult) by Arthur Avalon on 4 pages
- Tantrik Texts 13 Volume Set by Arthur Avalon on page 169
- Mahanirvana Tantra (With the Commentary of Hariharananda Bharati) by Arthur Avalon on page 307
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