The Body Divine: Tantric Śaivite Ritual Practices in the Svacchandatantra and Its Commentary

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. Both the Svacchandatantra and its commentary prescribe the worship of the deity Svacchandabhairava, a form of...

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Main Author: Simone McCarter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/5/3/738