Hindu Mysticism
Author | : Mahendranath Sircar |
Publisher | : Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Mysticism |
ISBN | : 9788177557404 |
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Author | : Mahendranath Sircar |
Publisher | : Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Mysticism |
ISBN | : 9788177557404 |
Author | : Andre Padoux |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2011-05-19 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1136707573 |
Providing a systematic and complete overview of the highest scholarly quality on Tantric mantras in Hinduism, this book presents a summary on the nature of Tantric mantras, their phonetic aspect, structure and classifications. Additionally, it explains the metaphysical-theological nature of Tantric mantras and gives an introduction to their beliefs and practices. In individual chapters, Andre Padoux discusses the extraction and examination of mantras, certain characteristics such as their "perfect nature" and their imperfections, and he describes certain mantrics practices. For the first time, Andre Padoux' work on Tantric mantras is made accessible to an English-speaking readership. This book will be of great interest to scholars of Religious Studies, Theology, Indology, South Asian Studies, and Asian Religion.
Author | : Bolle |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2018-11-13 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004377999 |
Preliminary Material /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- Preface /Mircea Eliade -- Foreword /Kees W. Bolle -- Introduction: Tantrism Within the Perspective of the History of Religions /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- The “Orthodox” Praehistory /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- The “Unorthodox” Praehistory /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- Tantra and Tantrism /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- Śrī Aurobindo /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- The Persistence of Religion /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade -- Bibliography /Kees W. Bolle and Mircea Eliade.
Author | : Gupta |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004662510 |
Author | : André Padoux |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2017-03-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 022642412X |
An accessible and authoritative study of the history, rituals, and sacred texts of Tantra, as well as its place in the modern world. Tantra occupies a unique position in Western understandings of Hindu spirituality. Its carnal dimension has made its name instantly recognizable, but this popular fascination with sex has obscured its philosophical depth and ritual practices, to say nothing of its overall importance to Hinduism. This book offers a clear, well-grounded overview of Tantra that offers substantial new insights for scholars and practitioners. André Padoux opens by detailing the history of Tantra, beginning with its origins, founding texts, and major beliefs. The second part of the book delves more deeply into key concepts relating to the tantric body, mysticism, sex, mantras, sacred geography, and iconography, while the final part considers the practice of Tantra today, both in India and in the West. The result is an authoritative account of Tantra’s history and present place in the world. Praise for The Hindu Tantric World “Padoux has long been recognized as one of the most important scholars of Tantra in the world. He is universally recognized in the field as one of the most reliable and erudite guides to this complex, controversial, and often misrepresented tradition. In The Hindu Tantric World, Padoux presents an accessible, clear, and up-to-date introduction to the topic that demonstrates his mastery of the primary materials and his decades of scholarship.” —Hugh Urban, Ohio State University “For the past forty years, Padoux has been on the cutting edge of Tantric studies worldwide. The Hindu Tantric World is quite simply the most comprehensive and accessible overview of Hindu Tantra ever written and the culmination of a lifetime of outstanding achievement.” —David Gordon White, University of California, Santa Barbara “The Hindu Tantric World presents a refreshingly critical, balanced, and concise survey of the field. Doyen of Hindu Tantric studies, Padoux translates the fruits of his decades of specialized research into an elegant and useful guidebook that helpfully situates these traditions within the broader fabric of South Asian religious culture. Nowhere else can a general readership find such an accessible and state-of-the-art treatment of the histories, theories, and practices of Tantric Hinduism.” —Christian K. Wedemeyer, University of Chicago
Author | : René Guénon |
Publisher | : Sophia Perennis |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780900588709 |
Studies in Hinduism consists of articles published posthumously, to which has been added René Guénon's separate study, Eastern Metaphysics, the text of a lecture delivered at the Sorbonne. In this work Guénon completes his presentation of Hindu metaphysics, which he considered the most primordial and comprehensive body of spiritual teaching possessed by the human race, one capable of throwing light upon and illuminating the essence of every other Tradition. Of special interest are three chapters on various aspects of tantra-a doctrine profoundly misunderstood in the contemporary West-which Hindu authorities consider the spirituality most appropriate to the Kali Yuga, as well as a chapter on the sanatana dharma, the Hindu concept closest to the ancient and medieval Christian idea of the philosophia perennis, which led St Augustine to declare that Christianity has always existed, but only came to be so called after the coming of Christ. Included are extensive reviews of books on Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Ramana Maharshi, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo Ghose, Rabindranath Tagore, Mircea Eliade, Paul Brunton, and others, as well as 40 pages of reviews of books and articles by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. Leading Indian thinkers have called Guénon the most authentic expositor of Hindu metaphysics in any Western language.
Author | : Katherine Anne Harper |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 079148890X |
Among the many spiritual traditions born and developed in India, Tantra has been the most difficult to define. Almost everything about it—its major characteristics, its sources, its relationships to other religions, even its practices—are debated among scholars. In addition, Tantrism is not confined to any particular religion, but is a set of beliefs and practices that appears in a variety of religions, including Hinduism and Buddhism. This book explores one of the most controversial aspects of Tantra, its sources or roots, specifically in regard to Hinduism. The essays focus on the history and development of Tantra, the art history and archaeology of Tantra, the Vedas and Tantra, and texts and Tantra. Using various disciplinary and methodological approaches, from history to art history and religious studies to textual studies, scholars provide both broad overviews of the beginnings of Tantra and detailed analyses of specific texts, authors, art works, and rituals.
Author | : Mahendranath Sircar |
Publisher | : Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Mysticism |
ISBN | : 9788177557411 |
Author | : Teun Goudriaan |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 1992-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780791408971 |
This book illustrates the extent to which we can understand the writings of the leading tantricas whose views regarding the universe and enlightenment developed from ritual practice and yoga. Contributors to this anthology include Helene Brunner, Gudrun Buhnemann, Richard H. Davis, Vrajavallabha Dviveda, Sanjukta Gupta, Minoru Hara, Paul Muller-Ortega, Navjivan Rastogi, Alexis Sanderson, Jan A. Schoterman, Raffaele Torella, and Teun Goudriaan.
Author | : Mahendranath Sircar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : |
The Present Book Is Dwelling Vaisnavism And Tantricism. It Consists Of Eighteen Lectures On Vaisnavism And The Ninteenth Chapter Is On Tantricism By Dr. M.N. Sircar, A Scholar Of International Reputation, Many Of Whose Monumental Works On Philosophy And Religion Are Already In The Field. These Are Delivered As Sri Krsna Extension Lectures On Aryan Dharma . The Author Himself, A Mystic, Is Fit To Deal With The Theme And He Has Done Thorough Justice To It By His Masterly And Exhaustive Treatment In A Lucid Style, So That The Subject Though Abstruse, Has Been Made Interesting And Intelligible.