Tantric Literature

Śaiva, Śākta, and Vaiṣṇava Tantras

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Official seal of the Research Department, Jammu & Kashmir State

This circular emblem represents the Research Department of Jammu and Kashmir State, under whose authority this volume was published in 1918. The seal features a central heraldic crest flanked by two figures, symbolizing the state's commitment to preserving and studying classical texts like the Tantrāloka.

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Diptych of Kali / Tara, wrathful protectors

Calcutta Art Studio

Kali, the wrathful protector (Shri Shri Kali) (recto); Kali (verso)

G. C. Dass

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Mandala of the Sun God Surya

Kitaharasa

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Kali on Shiva, from a Tantric Devi Series

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

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Tantric Devi on Shiva, from a Mandi Devi Series

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

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Krishna and the Gopis Gather for Rasamandala

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

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Hevajra Mandala

Sakya School

Goddess Bhairavi

Shib Gobin Lal

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Kali

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Bakunda Ritual Vessel

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Chakrasamvara Mandala

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The Tantric deity Chakrasamvara is depicted in sexual union (yab-yum) with his consort Vajravarahi at the center of a complex geometric mandala palace.

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Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi

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Chakrasamvara with His Consort Vajravarahi

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Dhumavati/ Matangi

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Goddess Bhuvaneshvari

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The vast literature of Tantric practice and philosophy — ritual manuals, yogic techniques, mantra science, and esoteric cosmology. These texts cut across sectarian boundaries, encompassing Śaiva, Śākta, and Vaiṣṇava traditions.

Includes Arthur Avalon's (Sir John Woodroffe's) pioneering editions of the Tantric Texts series, the Kulārṇava Tantra, and numerous texts from the Kashmir Series.