Bhūta tantra
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Bāla Tantras: Origin, State of Scholarship, and Influence
On September 27, 2023 I delivered a lecture (via a video call) at the International Seminar on Tantric Religion, Pondicherry Unive...
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Jain Tantra: The Jvālāmālinīkalpa and Bhairavapadmāvatīkalpa
In the medieval period, the Jains developed their own fascinating traditions of Mantra Śāstra, including useful sources that are c...
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Jayatu Khaḍgarāvaṇaḥ
Japanese Buddhist deity Fudō Myōō (Acala) is invoked by exorcists. Might he be related to Khaḍgarāvaṇa? I have decided to make my ...
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Ākāśabhairavakalpa
A well cared for Ākāś-Bhairab mūrti in Kathmandu My interest was piqued by Goudriaan and Gupta’s description of the Ākāśabhairavak...