Sakti The Power In Tantra

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Please Read Notes: Brand New, International Softcover Edition, Printed in black and white pages, minor self wear on the cover or pages, Sale restriction may be printed on the book, but Book name, contents, and author are exactly same as Hardcover Edition. Fast delivery through DHL/FedEx express. Śakti CONTENTS Introduction 1. A Brief Discussion of the Concept of Śakti Parameters of This Study The Concept of Śakti in Early Literature The Concept of Śakti in Various Philosophical Schools The Concept of Śakti in Contemporary Works 2. Lakṣmīdhara’s Commentary in a Wider Context The Origin and Historical Development of Tantra The Development of Śāktism An Overview of Śrīvidyā The Kaula-Samaya Dispute The Saundaryalaharī Content of the Text Commentaries and Translations 3. General and Specific Views of Śakti An Overview of Śakti in Prominent Śrīvidyā Texts The View of Śakti in the Saundaryalaharī and the Lakṣmīdharā Lakṣmīdhara’s View of Śakti Abhinavagupta’s View of Śakti A Comparative Analysis of the Two Views 4. Śakti: The Origin of Mantra, Yantra, and Deity How Lakṣmīdhara Builds His Main Premise Śakti and the Cakras in the Human Body Śakti (Samayā) and Kālaśakti Śakti and Śrīcakra Śakti and the Srīvidyā Mantra Śakti and the Personified Form of the Goddess Discussion and Analysis 5. Conclusion: The Significance of Lakṣmīdhara’s Concept of Śakti Abbreviations of Texts Texts Quoted by Lakśmīdhara Variant Spellings Notes Bibliography About the Author