Authentic Tibetan Tantric Buddhism and its Controversial Terma Tradition: A Review [PDF]
, 2016 This short commentary reviews, on the one hand, the authentic formation and development of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, an innovative branch that is featured by the transformation of negative emotions (NEs) to a valuable vehicle to reach the enlightenment ...
Zhen, Ma
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The Mystical World of the Body in the Bengali Tantric Work Nigūḍhārthaprakāśāvali [PDF]
, 2020 Amongst the wide collection of literature on the Bengali Tantric Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyās, the works of Mukundadāsa (or Mukundadeva) and his disciples are counted among the most influential.
Robert Czyżykowski
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Conserving the ‘Container’ of Tantric Secrecy: A Discussion with Western Śākta Practitioners
Religions, 2021 Secrecy has long limited the possibility of gaining emic insight into the spiritual experiences of tantric practitioners. By sharing reflections obtained via semi-structured interviews, the present article examines how a contemporary community of Western
Sophie-Anne Perkins
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The Body Divine: Tantric Śaivite Ritual Practices in the Svacchandatantra and Its Commentary [PDF]
Religions, 2014 This work examines ritual, cosmology, and divinization as articulated in select passages of the Svacchandatantra and its commentary by the late tenth century non-dual theologian, Kṣemarāja.
Simone McCarter
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Bliss beyond All Limit: On the Apabhraṃśa Dohā in Tantric Buddhist Texts
Religions, 2021 The Apabhraṃśa dohā is a literary medium from Indian antiquity, with early examples appearing in Kālidāsa’s plays around the 5th century and continuing in later Hindi-language Jain and Bhakti works in the early modern period.
Jackson Barkley Stephenson
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Magicians, Sorcerers and Witches: Considering Pretantric, Non-sectarian Sources of Tantric Practices [PDF]
Religions, 2017 Most models on the origins of tantrism have been either inattentive to or dismissive of non-literate, non-sectarian ritual systems. Groups of magicians, sorcerers or witches operated in India since before the advent of tantrism and continued to perform ...
Ronald M. Davidson
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Tantric Elements in Balinese Hindu Rituals
Jurnal Kajian Bali (Journal of Bali Studies)Ritual forms an integral part of Balinese life; however, most Balinese do not realize that the ritual they practice is a blend of Vedic and Tantric elements expressed in local culture.
Ida Bagus Putu Suamba
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The Brimming Vessel: An Analysis of the Ritual Repertoire of the Miḻāvu from a Tantric Perspective [PDF]
Analytical Approaches to World Music, 2021 The miḻāvu is a huge pot drum that was, until a few decades ago, exclusively associated with Kūtiyāṭṭaṃ Sanskrit theater. Its history, language, and repertoire have been fashioned upon the performance of Kūtiyāṭṭaṃ dramas enacted in Brahmanical temples ...
Pacciolla, Paolo
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Trichophyton mentagrophytes ITS genotype VII infections among men who have sex with men in France: An ongoing phenomenon. [PDF]
J Eur Acad Dermatol VenereolWe report 32 cases of infection by Trichophyton mentagrophytes ITS genotype VII, including a cluster of 17 cases, occurring in Paris, France between 2022 and 2023. Our findings confirm the circulation of the infection among men who have sex with men (MSM).
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