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Title: Hevajra Tantra
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: David L. Snellgrove
One Sentence Summary: A translation and study of one of the most important Indian Buddhist Tantras, the Hevajra Tantra.

Description: The Hevajra Tantra is probably the single most important Indian tantra to express the "yoginī" tantra movement within Buddhist esotericism, with its focus on sexuality, female divinities, and aninomianism. Volume 1 contains (149 pages) a short introduction (46 pages) to the Hevajra Tantra, followed by a full translation of its 23 chapters divided into two parts. Volume 2 contains the original Sanskrit text and Tibetan translation. (David Germano)
Normalized publisher place: London
Publisher country: United Kingdom
Published Date: 1959
Classification: Tantric Studies -- Buddhist Tantra -- Individual Texts -- Hevajra Tantra
Tantric Studies -- Buddhist Tantra -- Indian Buddhist Tantra

Means of availability: Out of print.
Format: Print media (print or manuscript, including PDFs)
Media type: Text
Resource Type: Book (single author)
Reader Rating: very useful
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Date Of Record Creation: 2007-10-20 10:59:28
Date Record Checked: 2007-10-20
Date Last Modified: 2007-10-20 10:59:28
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