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The heart of the yogini : Yoginihrdaya, a Sanskrit tantric treatise /

This is the first English translation of the Yoginīhṛdaya, 'The Heart of the Yoginī', an important twelfth-century Sanskrit ritual and religious text of the Śrīvidyā, one of the main schools of the tantric tradition of Kashmir shaivism. With explanatory commentary, notes, a glossary, and a...

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Main Author: Padoux, André
Other Authors: Jeanty, Roger-Orphé
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : OXFORD University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Tantras. > Yoginīhr̥daya > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Tripurasundarī > (Hindu deity)
Tantras. > Yoginīhr̥daya
Tripurasundarī (Hindu deity) > Cult.
Śrīvidyā (Sect)
Tantrism.
Hinduism > Rituals.
Śrīvidyā (Secte)
Tantrisme.
Hindouisme > Rituel.
tantrism (ideology)
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Cults
Hinduism > Rituals
Tantrism
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is the first English translation of the Yoginīhṛdaya, 'The Heart of the Yoginī', an important twelfth-century Sanskrit ritual and religious text of the Śrīvidyā, one of the main schools of the tantric tradition of Kashmir shaivism. With explanatory commentary, notes, a glossary, and an index, it details the teaching and ritual of the Śrīvidyā, whose main deity is the fair and benevolent goddess Tripurasundarī, the supreme Yoginī. This ancient tradition is still active in Nepal and India.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199982349
0199982341
9780199369966
0199369968