Tantras of the Reverse Current: 27 Hindu Texts Abstracted

285 Pages·2008·1.18 MB·English

by  Michael Magee

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27 Hindu Texts Abstracted
by
Michael Magee
DS DakÛiÙamÍrti SamhitË DeR DevÌrahasyatantra
J JÕËnËrÙava Tantra MeT Merutantra
N Nityotsava YoT YoginÌtantra
YoH YoginÌ HÎdËya RT RudrayËmalatantra
ÉN ÉrÌnËthanavaratnamËlikË HTS Hindu Tantric and ÉËkta Litera-
Gu GuhyakËlÌkËkhaÙ×a ture
KT KËlÌtantra SaS Éakti and Éakta
KaT KaÔkËlamËlinÌtantra PR PËÕcarËtrarakÛË
Nir Niruttaratantra LT LakÛmÌtantra
GuS GuptasËdhanatantra TAB The Alchemical Body
SSP Siddhasiddhantapaddhati Sau SaundaryalaharÌ
Yo YogaviÛaya KP KËlikËpurËÙË
AKu AkulavÌratantra KV KaulËvalÌnirÙaya
Kula KulËnandatantra PoT Principles of Tantra
JK JÕËna KËrikË GaV GaÙeÚavimarÚiÙÌ
BT BÎhannÌlatantra WGK Worship of the Goddess accord-
Ta TËrËrahasya ing to the KËlikËpurËÙË
BrT BÎhat Tantrasara SS Éiva SÍtras
É ÉËktËnandataraÔgiÙÌ SVA Shri Vilakshan Avadhoot
De DevÌrahasyatantra ST ÉËradËtilaka
Me Merutantra TT To×alatantra
YoT YoginÌtantra GoL The Garland of Letters
RuY RudrayËmala MaN MahËnirvËnatantra
KDh KËmadhenutantra YT The Yoga Tradition.
MV MËlinÌvijayottaratantra TSP The Serpent Power
NT Netratantra EY The Encyclopedia of Yoga
UT U××ËmareÚvaratantra YMR Yoga: the Method of Reintegra-
KC KulacÍ×ËmaÙÌtantra tion
KA KulËrÙavatantra SoTT Éaivism and the Tantric Tradi-
Dov Doctrine of Vibration tions
GoK GorakhnËth and the KËnphata HS HorËÚËstra
Yogis AS Ayurveda Sikshaa
MaK MahËkËlasaÑhita TA Tantrik Astrology
KiY Kiss of the YoginÌ IA Introduction to Ayurdeva
MT MËtÎkËbhedatantra RA The Roots of Ayurveda
Ga Gandharvatantra RY RËmËyaÙa
Ta TantrarËjatantra GoD GoladÌpikË
NiS NityËÛodaÚikËrÙava ODD Origin and development of
VT VËmakeÚvaratantra DattËtreya worship in India
KJN KaulajÕËnanirÙaya KaS KarpÍrËdistotra
ORC Obscure Religious Cults AU AvadhÍta UpaniÛad
YoV YogavÌja CT CaÙ×amahËroÛaÙatantra
Kar Karunamaya Yon Yonitantra
KoU The Kaula and other DhT DhanadËtantra
Upanishads SSP Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati &
HP Hindu Polytheism Other Works of the Nath Yogis
AO Astrological Origins LT LalitË Svacchanda
DJ DaivajÕËnjabharanam Pra PratyabhijÕË
YavanajËtaka of Sphujidvaja KuT KubjikËtantra
MTB MËrtaÙ×abhairavatantra MuT MuÙ×amËlËtantra
VV VarivasyËrahasya
PP PrapaÕcasËra
JWT A Journey in the World of
the Tantras
KaP Kalpasutras
KaM KËmakËlavilasa
AL ¼nandalahari
NT NÌlËtantra
Sanskrit transliteration scheme
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E e E eai Ao AO au
k ka % kha g ga ` gha ; Ôa h ha
c ca ^ cha j ja & jha Å Õa y ya x Úa
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Transliteration scheme, acknowledgements, contents, illustrations,
Preface
Introduction
Different tantras in this book
The different divisions of tantra
Tantra as magic
Initiation
SËdhana
PÍja
NyËsa
MudrËs
Kavaca
Ritual accessories
Yantra
Homa
Matrikas and Mantra
BÌja mantras
GËyatrÌ

Yoga and practices
Moon, Sun, Fire
KuÙ×alinÌ
The bodily dhËtus
Fear and conditioning
Sexuality and the five makËras
Gods and goddesses
Hindu measures of time
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1. DakÛiÙamÍrti SamhitË
2. JÕËnËrÙava Tantra
3. YoginÌ HÎdËya
4. Nityotsava
5. ÉrÌnËthanavaratnamËlikË
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8. KaÔkËlamËlinÌtantra
9. Niruttaratantra
10. GuptasËdhanatantra
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14. KulËnandatantra
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18. BÎhat Tantrasara
19. YoginÌtantra
20. KËmadhenutantra
21. ÉËktËnandataraÔgiÙÌ,
22. DevÌrahasyatantra
23. RudrayËmala
24. MËlinÌvijayottaratantra
25. Netratantra
26. Merutantra
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14 27 HINDU TANTRAS