Shakti and Shakta
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Shakti and Shakta

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Shakti and Shakta

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A set of essays with subjects including; Indian Religion As Bharata Dharma; Tantra Shastra and Veda; The Tantra Shastras in China; The Tantras and the Religion of the Shaktas; Maya-Shakti (The Psycho-Physical Aspect of the Universe); Creation as Explained in the Non-dualist Tantras; The Psychology of Hindu Religious Ritual; Kundalini Shakta (Yoga), and many more. Sir John George Woodroffe (1865-1936), also known by his pseudonym Arthur Avalon, was a British Orientalist whose work helped to unleash in the West a deep and wide interest in Hindu philosophy and Yogic practices.

Information

Publisher
Delhi Open Book
Year
2024
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9789362968012
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Chapter One. Indian Religion As Bharata Dharma
  2. Chapter Two. Shakti: The World As Power
  3. Chapter Three. What Are The Tantras And Their Significance?
  4. Chapter Four. Tantra Shastra And Veda
  5. Chapter Five. The Tantras And Religion Of The Shaktas
  6. Chapter Six. Shakti And Shakta
  7. Chapter Seven. Is Shakti Force?
  8. Chapter Eight. Cinacara (Vashishtha And Buddha)
  9. Chapter Nine. The Tantra Shastras In China
  10. Chapter Ten. A Tibetan Tantra
  11. Chapter Eleven. Shakti In Taoism
  12. Chapter Twelve. Alleged Conflict Of Shastras
  13. Chapter Thirteen. Sarvanandanatha
  14. Chapter Fourteen. Cit-Shakti (The Consciousness Aspect Of The Universe)
  15. Chapter Fifteen. Maya-Shakti (The Psycho-Physical Aspect Of The Universe)
  16. Chapter Sixteen. Matter And Consciousness
  17. Chapter Seventeen. Shakti And Maya
  18. Chapter Eighteen. Shakta Advaitavada
  19. Chapter Nineteen. Creation As Explained In The Non-Dualist Tantras
  20. Chapter Twenty. The Indian Magna Mater
  21. Chapter Twenty-One. Hindu Ritual
  22. Chapter Twenty-Two. Vedanta And Tantra Shastra
  23. Chapter Twenty-Three. The Psychology Of Hindu Religious Ritual
  24. Chapter Twenty-Four. Shakti As Mantra (Mantramayi Shakti)
  25. Chapter Twenty-Five. Varnamala (The Garland Of Letters)
  26. Chapter Twenty-Six. Shakta Sadhana (The Ordinary Ritual)
  27. Chapter Twenty-Seven. The Pañcatattva (The Secret Ritual)
  28. Chapter Twenty-Eight. Matam Rutra (The Right And Wrong Interpretation)
  29. Chapter Twenty-Nine. Kundalini Shakta (Yoga)
  30. Chapter Thirty. Conclusions

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