The Garland of Letters
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, General Eastern Religions, Hinduism, Buddhism
| Author: | Arthur Avalon (Sir. John Woodroffe) | ISBN: | 1230000127856 |
| Publisher: | Volume Edizioni s.r.l. | Publication: | April 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Arthur Avalon (Sir. John Woodroffe) |
| ISBN: | 1230000127856 |
| Publisher: | Volume Edizioni s.r.l. |
| Publication: | April 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
In "The Garland of Letters" the english orientalist Sir. John Woodroffe ( Arthur Avalon ) explaines a particular way inside the tantric tradition: the way of tantra sastra, the bija, the chakra an the related mantra.
Contents:
Author's Preface
THE GARLAND OF LETTERS (VARṆ AMĀLĀ)
I. Vāk or the Word
II. Artha, Pratyaya and Śabda
III. Aśabda and Paraśabda
IV. Paraśabda, Causal Śabda
V. Śakti as Stress
VI. Eternality of Śabda
VII. Śabda as language
VIII. Natural Name
IX. Vaidika-Śabda
X. The Tattvas
XI. Śakti—Potency to Create
XII. Nāda—the First Produced Movement
XIII. Bindu or Śakti—Ready to Create
XIV. Māyā-Tattva
XV. The Kañcukas
XVI. Hamsa
XVII. Kāmakalā
XVIII. The Gross Tattvas and their Lords
XIX. Causal Śaktis of the Praṇ ava
XX. The Kalās
XXI. The Garland of Letters or Varṇ amālā
XXII. “Om”
XXIII. The Necklace of Kālī
XXIV. Dhvani
XXV. Sun, Moon and Fire
XXVI. Bīja-Mantra
XXVII. Ṣ adadhvās
XXVIII. Mantra-Sādhana
XXIX. Gāyatrī-Mantra
XXX. The Gāyatrī-Mantra as an Exercise of Reasoning
XXXI Ātma- Sādhana
In "The Garland of Letters" the english orientalist Sir. John Woodroffe ( Arthur Avalon ) explaines a particular way inside the tantric tradition: the way of tantra sastra, the bija, the chakra an the related mantra.
Contents:
Author's Preface
THE GARLAND OF LETTERS (VARṆ AMĀLĀ)
I. Vāk or the Word
II. Artha, Pratyaya and Śabda
III. Aśabda and Paraśabda
IV. Paraśabda, Causal Śabda
V. Śakti as Stress
VI. Eternality of Śabda
VII. Śabda as language
VIII. Natural Name
IX. Vaidika-Śabda
X. The Tattvas
XI. Śakti—Potency to Create
XII. Nāda—the First Produced Movement
XIII. Bindu or Śakti—Ready to Create
XIV. Māyā-Tattva
XV. The Kañcukas
XVI. Hamsa
XVII. Kāmakalā
XVIII. The Gross Tattvas and their Lords
XIX. Causal Śaktis of the Praṇ ava
XX. The Kalās
XXI. The Garland of Letters or Varṇ amālā
XXII. “Om”
XXIII. The Necklace of Kālī
XXIV. Dhvani
XXV. Sun, Moon and Fire
XXVI. Bīja-Mantra
XXVII. Ṣ adadhvās
XXVIII. Mantra-Sādhana
XXIX. Gāyatrī-Mantra
XXX. The Gāyatrī-Mantra as an Exercise of Reasoning
XXXI Ātma- Sādhana
