The esoteric Hindu traditions of Tantrism have profoundly influenced the development of Indian thought and civilization. Emerging from elements of yoga and wisdom traditions, shamanism, alchemy, eroticism, and folklore, Tantrism began to affect brahmanical Hinduism in the ninth century. Nevertheless, Tantrism and its key historical figures have been ignored by scholars. This accessible work introduces the concepts and practices of Hindu Sakta Tantrism to all those interested in Hinduism and the comparative study of religion.
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Texts calling themselves "Tantras" begin to appear in written Sanskrit around the ninth century C.E. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
five prohibited substances, ten minor triangles, bindu cakra, contemplative worship, contemporary adepts, central bindu, internal sacrifice, innermost triangle, major triangles, external sacrifice, antinomian elements, ritual formulations, ritual handbooks, brahman tradition, double norm, polythetic classification, silent repetition, fifteen syllables, central triangle, lineage traditions, sectarian tradition, supreme abode, supreme goddess, initial modification, ritual prescriptions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tripura Upanisad, Hindu Tantrism, Vaidika Tantrics, Tripurd Upanisad, Kaula Tantric, South India, Hindu Tantrics, Sįkta Tantric, Absolute Brahman, Kashmiri Saiva, Adyar Library, Sakta Tantric, Appaya Diksita, Hindu Dharma, Sakta Tantrism, Sįkta Upanisads, While Tantrics, Great Being, Lalitį Tripurasundari, Let the Mothers, Mount Sumeru, One Brahman, Sitarama Shastri, Tantrik Texts Series, The Supreme Indestructible New!
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Texts calling themselves "Tantras" begin to appear in written Sanskrit around the ninth century C.E. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
five prohibited substances, ten minor triangles, bindu cakra, contemplative worship, contemporary adepts, central bindu, internal sacrifice, innermost triangle, major triangles, external sacrifice, antinomian elements, ritual formulations, ritual handbooks, brahman tradition, double norm, polythetic classification, silent repetition, fifteen syllables, central triangle, lineage traditions, sectarian tradition, supreme abode, supreme goddess, initial modification, ritual prescriptions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tripura Upanisad, Hindu Tantrism, Vaidika Tantrics, Tripurd Upanisad, Kaula Tantric, South India, Hindu Tantrics, Sįkta Tantric, Absolute Brahman, Kashmiri Saiva, Adyar Library, Sakta Tantric, Appaya Diksita, Hindu Dharma, Sakta Tantrism, Sįkta Upanisads, While Tantrics, Great Being, Lalitį Tripurasundari, Let the Mothers, Mount Sumeru, One Brahman, Sitarama Shastri, Tantrik Texts Series, The Supreme Indestructible New!
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- Tantrik Texts 13 Volume Set by Arthur Avalon on 7 pages
- The Tantric Tradition by Agehananda Bharati in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- A History of Indian Literature by Maurice Winternitz in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Shakti and Shakta by John George Woodroffe in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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