Twentieth Century Pandits of Kolkata/ Gopinath Kabiraj/ Tantra O Āgamaśāstrer Digdarśan / Sanskrit College/ Publication: 1963/ Number of Pages: 81/ Calcutta Sanskrit College Research Series No. XXV
Tantra O Āgamaśāstrer Digdarśan তন্ত্র ও আগম শাস্ত্রের দিগদর্শন
This book written by Gopinath Kaviraj is an introduction to the philosophy of Tantra. This book is divided into three sections: 1. Theories of Tantra, 2. Schools of Tantra and 3. Fundamental Tantric texts. The first section presents the dualist perspective of Śaivagama. Some of the fundamental concepts of this school have been analyzed. The second section contains a discussion on two main schools of Tantra philosophy, viz. Kaula school and Kapalika school. The third section presents a brief history of the salient works written on Tantra philosophy like daśa śivagama, astadaśa rudragama etc.
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Twentieth Century Panditas of Kolkata |
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Calcutta Sanskrit College Research Series No. XXV |
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