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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Account of a mantra practice and discussion thereon
The below account is mainly for mantra-theorists and practitioners in the circle but certain points might interest others who are in the know. Certain things will left unstated, which can be understood “between the lines” by such sAdhaka-s. While the … Continue reading
Posted in Heathen thought, History
Tagged AkAshagarbha, amoghavajra, bauddha, maNDala, mantra, Shingon, shubhkarasiMha, Taiko Yamasaki, vajrabodhi, Venus
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Vignettes from the kumAra saMbhava
The mAtR^i-s and gaNa-s of rudra: The image of rudra being accompanied by female deities is an ancient one which goes back to the shruti. In the shatarudrIya of the yajurveda the following mantra-s are seen: nama AvyadhinIbhyo vividhyantIbhyash cha … Continue reading
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Tagged bioluminescent fungi, brahmA, elephant, Himalayas, ichor, kAlidAsa, kavI, kumArasaMbhava, musth, naturalist, poet, poetry, prajApati, sAMkhya, saptamAtR^ikA, seven mothers, shiva, umA
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The mAtR^ikA krama
The worship of the mAtR^ikA-s lies at the root of the kaula system. We have earlier discussed the links of the mAtR^ikA worship with the kaumAra system. The presence of female deities, later explicitly termed mAtR^ikA-s or yoginI-s, in the … Continue reading
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Tagged atharvaveda, chamunda, rudra, saptamAtR^ikA, seven goddesses, seven mothers, shaiva, shatarudrIya, vIrabhadra
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