Śaivism and the tantric traditions : essays in honour of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson

Author(s)

• Goodall, Dominic
• Hatley, Shaman
• Isaacson, H. (Harunaga)
• Raman, Srilata

Bibliographic Information

Śaivism and the tantric traditions : essays in honour of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson

edited by Dominic Goodall ... [et al.]

（Gonda Indological studies, v. 22）

Brill, c2020

• : hardback

Note

Results from a symposium held at the University of Toronto in honour of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson, March 2015

Includes bibliographical references and index

Other editors: Shaman Hatley, Harunaga Isaacson, Srilata Raman

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several fields of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of the Saiva religions, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Buddhism, Saivism and Vaisnavism; religious art and architecture; and Sanskrit belles lettres. Grateful former students, joined by other experts influenced by his scholarship, here offer papers that make significant contributions to our understanding of the cultural, religious, political, and intellectual histories of premodern South and Southeast Asia. Contributors are: Peter Bisschop, Judit Toerzsoek, Alex Watson, Isabelle Ratie, Christopher Wallis, Peter-Daniel Szanto, Srilata Raman, Csaba Dezso, Gergely Hidas, Nina Mirnig, John Nemec, Bihani Sarkar, Jurgen Hanneder, Diwakar Acharya, James Mallinson, Csaba Kiss, Jason Birch, Elizabeth Mills, Ryugen Tanemura, Anthony Tribe, and Parul Dave-Mukherji.

Table of Contents

Preface List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors A Note on Alexis Sanderson and Indology Dominic Goodall and Harunaga Isaacson Bibliography of the Published Works of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson Introduction Part 1 Early Saivism 1 From Mantramarga Back to Atimarga: Atimarga as a Self-referential Term Peter Bisschop 2 Why Are the Skull-Bearers (Kapalikas) Called Soma? Judit Toerzsoek 3 Dressing for Power: On vrata, carya, and vidyavrata in the Early Mantramarga, and on the Structure of the Guhyasutra of the Nisvasatattvasamhita Dominic Goodall Part 2 Exegetical and Philosophical Traditions 4 Further Thoughts on Ramakantha's Relationship to Earlier Positions in the Buddhist-Brahmanical Atman Debate Alex Watson 5 Some Hitherto Unknown Fragments of Utpaladeva's Vivrti (II): Against the Existence of External Objects Isabelle Ratie 6 Alchemical Metaphors for Spiritual Transformation in Abhinavagupta's Isvarapratyabhijnavimarsini and Isvarapratyabhijnavivrtivimarsini Christopher D. Wallis 7 On Vagisvarakirti's Influence in Kashmir and among the Khmer Peter-Daniel Szanto 8 Reflections on the King of Ascetics (Yatiraja): Ramanuja in the Devotional Poetry of Vedanta Desika Srilata Raman Part 3 Religion, the State, and Social History 9 Not to Worry, Vasistha Will Sort It Out: The Role of the Purohita in the Raghuvamsa Csaba Dezso 10 Buddhism, Kingship and the Protection of the State: The Suvarnaprabhasottamasutra and Dharani Literature Gergely Hidas 11 Adapting Saiva Tantric Initiation for Exoteric Circles: The Case of the Lokadharmini Diksa and Its History in Early Medieval Sources Nina Mirnig 12 Innovation and Social Change in the Vale of Kashmir, circa 900-1250 C.E. John Nemec 13 Toward a History of the Navaratra, the Autumnal Festival of the Goddess Bihani Sarkar Part 4 Mantra, Ritual, and Yoga 14 Sarika's Mantra Jurgen Hanneder 15 The Kamasiddhistuti of King Vatsaraja Diwakar Acharya 16 The Lotus Garland (padmamala) and Cord of Power (saktitantu): The Brahmayamala's Integration of Inner and Outer Ritual Shaman Hatley 17 The Amrtasiddhi: Hathayoga's Tantric Buddhist Source Text James Mallinson 18 A Sexual Ritual with Maya in Matsyendrasamhita 40 Csaba Kiss 19 Hathayoga's Floruit on the Eve of Colonialism Jason Birch Part 5 Art and Architecture 20 The Early Saiva Matha: Form and Function Libbie Mills 21 The Kriyasamgrahapanjika of Kuladatta and Its Parallels in the Saiva Pratisthatantras Ryugen Tanemura 22 Manjusri as Adibuddha: The Identity of an Eight-Armed Form of Manjusri Found in Early Western Himalayan Buddhist Art in the Light of Three Namasamgiti-Related Texts Anthony Tribe 23 Life and Afterlife of Sadrsya: Revisiting the Citrasutra through the Nationalism-Naturalism Debate in Indian Art History Parul Dave-Mukherji Index

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Details

• NCID: BC02961617
• ISBN:
  • 9789004432666
• LCCN: 2020022036
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engsan
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: xxxiv, 598 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BL1280.53
  • DC23 : 294.5/513
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sanderson, Alexis
  • LCSH : Śaivism -- History
  • LCSH : Kashmir Śaivism -- History
  • LCSH : Tantrism -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA26176899