Full-text resources of CEJSH and other databases are now available in the new Library of Science.
Visit https://bibliotekanauki.pl

Refine search results

Journals help

  1. 1 Cracow Indological Studies

Authors help

  1. 1 Kiss C.

Years help

  1. 1 2014

Results found: 1

first rewind previous Page / 1 next fast forward last

Search results

Search:
in the keywords:  Śaiva Tantra
help Sort By:

help Limit search:
first rewind previous Page / 1 next fast forward last
1

On yantras in Early Śaiva Tantras

100%
Kiss C.
Cracow Indological Studies
|
2014
|
vol. 16: Tantric Traditions in Theory and Practice
203-233
EN
The term yantra is used differently in early Śaiva tantras from what we see later. In early texts, its range of meaning is wider, and it does not inevitably and typically involve objects with geometric patterns. After examining some passages from the Brahmayāmala and other mainly unpublished and/or untranslated Śaiva texts, this article makes an attempt at outlining the early history of the term. Initially, yantra seems to refer to special techniques, rituals, to attain religious goals. Later it appears to denote complex rituals of black magic involving fire-offerings with transgressive substances, using objects such as figurines embodying the targeted person, and employing mantra-inscribed materials such as birch-bark. The commonly known usage of the term yantra as a magical diagram with geometrical designs seems to have emerged only gradually.
first rewind previous Page / 1 next fast forward last
JavaScript is turned off in your web browser. Turn it on to take full advantage of this site, then refresh the page.