Reflections on the Tantras

Download or read book Reflections on the Tantras written by Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1978 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brochur touches upon all the principal precepts of Tantra, especially the esotric practices. an account of the Sakta pithas has also been given in the background of the ethnological divisions of India. New light has been thrown on the origin of bija, mantra and gayatrt occurring in Tantric works. The study may be regarded as a new one, since scientific discussion of Tantricism has not yet progressed so far satisfactorily, especially from the point of view of the Tantrics themselves.