Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions
Author: Dominic Goodall
Publisher: Gonda Indological Studies
Total Pages: 598
Release: 2020
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789004432666

Early Śaivism -- Exegetical and Philosophical Traditions -- Religion, the State, and Social History -- Mantra, Ritual, and Yoga -- Art and Architecture.

Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2020-08-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004432809

Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several fields of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of the Śaiva religions, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Buddhism, Śaivism and Vaiṣṇavism; religious art and architecture; and Sanskrit belles lettres. Grateful former students, joined by other experts influenced by his scholarship, here offer papers that make significant contributions to our understanding of the cultural, religious, political, and intellectual histories of premodern South and Southeast Asia. Contributors are: Peter Bisschop, Judit Törzsök, Alex Watson, Isabelle Ratié, Christopher Wallis, Péter-Dániel Szántó, Srilata Raman, Csaba Dezső, Gergely Hidas, Nina Mirnig, John Nemec, Bihani Sarkar, Jürgen Hanneder, Diwakar Acharya, James Mallinson, Csaba Kiss, Jason Birch, Elizabeth Mills, Ryugen Tanemura, Anthony Tribe, and Parul Dave-Mukherji.

An Indian Tantric Tradition and Its Modern Global Revival

An Indian Tantric Tradition and Its Modern Global Revival
Author: D.E. Osto
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2020-03-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000049299

This book analyzes the contemporary global revival of Nondual Śaivism, a thousand-year-old medieval Hindu religious philosophy. Providing a historical overview of the seminal people and groups responsible for the revival, the book compares the tradition’s medieval Indian origins to modern forms, which are situated within distinctively contemporary religious, economic and technological contexts. The author bridges the current gap in the literature between "insider" (emic) and "outsider” (etic) perspectives by examining modern Nondual Śaivism from multiple standpoints as both a critical scholar of religion and an empathetic participant-observer. The book explores modern Nondual Śaivism in relation to recent scholarly debates concerning the legitimacy of New Age consumptive spirituality, the global spiritual marketplace and the contemporary culture of narcissism. It also analyzes the dark side of the revived tradition, and investigates contemporary teachers accused of sexual abuse and illegal financial activities in relation to unique features of Nondual Śaivism’s theosophy and modern scholarship on new religious movements (NRMs) and cults. This book shows that, although Kashmir Śaivism has been adopted by certain teachers and groups to market their own brand of "High Tantra," some contemporary practitioners have remained true to the system’s fundamental tenets and teach authentic (albeit modern) forms of Nondual Śaivism. This book will be of interest to academics in the fields of religion and Asian philosophies, especially South Asian, tantric, neo-tantric and yoga philosophies, alternative and New Age spiritualities, religion and consumerism, and NRMs and cults. Winner of the inaugural 2021 New Zealand Asia Society Book Award, second prize.

The Canon of the Śaivāgama and the Kubjikā Tantras of the Western Kaula Tradition

The Canon of the Śaivāgama and the Kubjikā Tantras of the Western Kaula Tradition
Author: Mark S. G. Dyczkowski
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1989
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9788120805958

ABOUT THE BOOK:This book serves as an introductory study of Tantric Saivism in its original scriptural sources. It traces the features and content of the canon of the Saiva Tantras, making use of many unpublished manuscripts from Kashmiri Saiva author

Kashmir Shaivism

Kashmir Shaivism
Author: John Hughes
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2007
Genre: Kashmir Śaivism
ISBN: 1434325164

The Krama Tantricism of Kashmir

The Krama Tantricism of Kashmir
Author: Navjivan Rastogi
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1979
Genre: Krama
ISBN: 9788120813021

The Karma Tantricism of Kashmir is intended as a ground work of the Karma system, an almost neglected area of Kashmir Saivism. The author has very ably reconstructed the history and metaphysics of the system after rummaging through relevant literature, both in print and manuscript form. The krama philosophy, Sakta esotricism and the Tantric synoptic view are seen. In this first of the two volumes, the author has given a general and historical survey in seven chapters-Karma as a distinct system, mutual exchange from allied system, different traditions and sub-schools, sources and literature and karma`s place in Kashmir Saivism. Contains chronological table of Karma author`s classified Bibliography and indexes.

Kashmir Śaivism

Kashmir Śaivism
Author: Kamalakar Mishra
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9789381120033

On understand the Tantrism in light of the Tantrāloka of Abhinavagupta.

The Doctrine of Vibration

The Doctrine of Vibration
Author: Mark S. G. Dyczkowski
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1989
Genre: Hinduism
ISBN: 9788120805965

Cutting across distinctions of schools and types, the author explains the central feature of Kashmir Saivism: the creative pulse of the all-pervasive Consciousness called Siva. This is also the central theme of the Hindu Tantras, and Dyczkowski provides new insight into the most literate and extensive interpretations of the Tantras. This book is significant from four points of view. First, it breaks new ground in Indian philosophy. According to the Spanda Doctrine, the self is not simply witnessing consciousness as maintained by Sankhya and Vedanta, but is an active force. Second, the ultimate reality is not simply a logical system of abstract categories, but is living, pulsating energy, the source of all manifestation. Third, the work elaborates the dynamic aspect of consciousness. It supplies an excellent introduction to the texts and scriptures of Kashmir Saivism. Fourth, it suggests a Yoga for the realization of self.