New light has been thrown on the origin of bija, mantra and gayatrt occurring in Tantric works. The study may be regarded as a new one, since scientific discussion of Tantricism has not yet progressed so far satisfactorily, especially from the point of view of the Tantrics themselves.

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This work is a translation of Abhinavagupta's version of the Kula ritual, along with Jayaratha's indispensible commentary (less)

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A short Sanskrit commentary, explaining difficult compounds and grammatical formation of words has also been added.) (less)

called Sarvollasa Tantra, dealing with some of the most important topics of tantric sadhana including those having sepcial bearing on Virasadhana. The work is based on a number of earlier tantras, some of which are already known from the other sources.

The book has text and Hindi translation.) (less)

This is the source for the expose of the Upaya, The means, the modes of practice.) (less)

The authors examine the relationship that appears to exist between Buddhist meditative techniques and certain examples of Buddhist symbolism as found in the earliest Pali texts and in the so-called Twilight Language of the tantras.) (less)

He also traces the continuity of Indian philosophical thought through the life and teachings of great thinkers of modern India (less)

A short Sanskrit Commentary, explaining difficult compounds and grammatical formation of words has also been added (less)

It is said that Lakshmana was impelled to write this treatise because of his compassion for men who wanted to know about all the different forms of worship, but could not do so by reason of the voluminousness of the different Tantras, each dealing with a single form of worship and because of the abstruse character of the same. The commentary on the Sharada gives an adequate idea of not only the greatnes of the spiritual culture of India but shows the progress that had been made in every sphere of human activity.

In expounding the text Commentator - Raghava - cites passages not only form the Mantrashastra alone,but has drawn his materials from mathematical and astrological works, the Ayurveda, the Vedas and the Upanihads, the Puranas and the Samhitas, the Shrauta Sutras and the Grihya Sutras, the Brahmanas and the Shulvashastras, the Darshanas, the Chhandas, the Pancharatars, and a whole host of other authorities.) (less)

II : Srisahajasiddhi, with Tibetan translation, notes and English translation; Appn.III : The literary forms of tantras; Appn.

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This view taken to its extreme holds that Shiva with out Shakti is like a corpse (less)

The author, who is considered an authority on Sanskrit and comparative literature, has given in fifteen chapters his study and interpretation of The Hymns of the Vedas, The Brahmans and Upanishdas, The Systems of Philosophy, Indian Epics, The Ramayana and Mahabharata, Dramas, Tantras, Laws of Manu etc; etc. It is indeed a pleasure for the publishers to present this masterpiece on Indian literature, religion and philosophy to the readers (less)

They emphasize the goddess Shakti as the female power or energy of the God. Buddhist tantra is an aspect of the third stage of Buddhism, the Thunderbolt Vehicle or Diamond Vehicle (Vajrayana) that developed out of Mahayana Buddhism; it was perfected in Tibet and influenced by Hindu Tantra, particularly in Assam and Bengal.

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who showed miraculous powers of Tantra to Swami Vivekananda, Netaji Subhash and other national and international personalities and on the whole, Tantras relevance in modern times in India to all cases, viz., science, commerce, health, politics, women freedom, almanac, education, Hindu law, sacraments, magic and the concept of Mother India.

This pioneering treatise is the first of its kind in dealing with all the subjects that are discussed, touched, referred, and dealt with in the vast, encyclopedic literature of Tantra, namely, alchemy (chemistry) anatomy, architecture, art, astrology, astronomy, Ayurveda (medical science) bio-science, dance, economics, education, embryology, environmental science, ethics, geography, geometry, history, iconography, law literature, magic, mathematics, music, philosophy, physics, physiology, psychology, political science, religion, sacraments, sculpture, sociology, symbolic science and yoga (less)