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distinction also applies to the ritual realm where the S ́aiva Siddha ̄nta accepted the vedic distinction between purity and imp ...

formed throughout his life, the impurity, which is a substance (dravya) covering the soul, is gradually removed and the aspirant ...

a desired end (ka ̄mya) are integral to the Tantras. The Svacchanda Tantra, for example, describes rituals for the Sa ̄dhaka to ...

The Krama or “gradation” tradition existed in Kashmir where it is known about through the works of the author Abhinavgupta (ca. ...

dualism of purity and impurity at a ritual level. Abhinavagupta distinguished between two ritual systems, the normative rite of ...

continued to the present, and is closely connected with the cult of the Lord of the eye (Netrana ̄tha) found in the Netra Tantra ...

that deals with possession and exorcism and contains a typology of supernat- ural beings, although the Kerala medical text the T ...

although the I ̄ss ́a ̄nas ́ivagurudeva-paddhati is concerned with possession and exorcism, most of the text is devoted to the m ...

for this theology, the temple and its rites are not sectarian in a strict sense. Indeed, the community of Brahmins who perform s ...

When I think of the skullbearer who wears a wreath of flowers in his hair, the Lord with the white moon who likes to live in Ven ...

wider social coherence. The S ́aiva Siddha ̄nta is the basic ritual and theological structure to which the other tantric traditi ...

order to eventually be granted liberation, the putraka should be detached with eveness of behavior, and serve his teacher, his g ...

In contrast to the s ́a ̄ktopa ̄yawhich develops a pure thought unsupported by any practices external to it, the a ̄n.avopa ̄yad ...

Because there is only the reality of pure consciousness in this tradition, a practice cannot lead to a goal that implies a disti ...

Apart from the nature of the self and its relation to the divine, the second major area of disagreement between the S ́aiva Sidd ...

most important developments, but this treatment is not, of course, exhaustive or even comprehensive. For example, there is a fas ...

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CHAPTER 11 History of Vais.n.ava Traditions: An Esquisse Gérard Colas Introduction The present chapter will focus on the history ...