Overview
Though many practitioners of yoga and meditation are familiar with the Shri Chakra, a sacred diagram, few fully understand the depth of meaning in this representation of the cosmos. The Yoginihrdaya, a Hindu tantric text dating back to the tenth or eleventh century CE, discloses to initiates the secret of the Heart of the Yogini, or the supreme Reality: the divine plane where the Goddess (Tripurasundari, or Consciousness itself) manifests her power and glory, through her yantra, mantra, and worship. André Padoux, with Roger Orphe-Jeanty, offers the first English translation of this seminal text. Padoux demonstrates that the Yoginihrdaya is not a philosophical treatise aimed at expounding particular metaphysical tenets. Rather it aims to show a way towards liberation, or, more precisely, to a tantric form of liberation in this life-jivanmukti, which grants both liberation from the fetters of the world and domination over it.
Full Product Details
Author: Andre Padoux (Senior Research Fellow (retired), Senior Research Fellow (retired), French National Center for Scientific Research) ,
Roger-Orphe Jeanty (Practitioner of Kashmir Shaivism and Sri Vidya, Practitioner of Kashmir Shaivism and Sri Vidya, (Independent)) ,
Senior Andre Padoux (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France French National Center for Scientific Research French National Center for Scientific Research) ,
Practitioner Roger-Orphe Jeanty ((Independent))
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 23.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 15.70cm
Weight: 0.437kg
ISBN: 9780199982325
ISBN 10: 0199982325
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 28 November 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
This long-awaited English-language edition of Andre Padoux's classic study and translation of the Yoginihrdaya is a window onto a remarkably sophisticated ritual and metaphysical system. Presented in a clear and engaging format, it is an ideal introduction and guide to the world of Hindu Tantra. David Gordon White, J. F. Rowny Professor of Comparative Religion, University of California, Santa Barbara
"""This long-awaited English-language edition of André Padoux's classic study and translation of the Yoginihrdaya is a window onto a remarkably sophisticated ritual and metaphysical system. Presented in a clear and engaging format, it is an ideal introduction and guide to the world of Hindu Tantra."" --David Gordon White, J. F. Rowny Professor of Comparative Religion, University of California, Santa Barbara"
Author Information
André Padoux is Senior Research Fellow (retired) at the French National Center for Scientific Research. Roger-Orphé Jeanty is an independent practitioner of Kashmir Shaivism and Sri Vidya.
