Essay name: Hevajra Tantra (analytical study)
Author:
Seung Ho Nam
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Faculty of Oriental Studies
This is an English study of the Hevajra Tantra: an ancient Sanskrit text that teaches the process of attaining Buddha-hood for removing the sufferings of all sentient beings. The Hevajratantra amplifies the views and methods found in the Guhyasamaja Tantra (one of the earliest extant Buddhist Tantras) dealing with Yoga and Mandalas.
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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consort and attains the consciousness that simultaneously directly
experiences all phenomena and is, itself, of the nature of the great
immutable bliss (mah膩mudr膩 accomplishment). One becomes a fully
enlightened Buddha and is capable of helping sentient beings.
It can be safely concluded that "Hevajra Tantra, advocates a well
formulated path by following which an adept with high potential can
become enlightened in one life. The endeavor of this thesis has been to
establish how in "Hevajr膮 Tantra Buddhist doctrines such as
S奴nyat膩v膩da and Vij帽膩nav膩da have been presented in a cohesive and
non-contradictory manner, making the attainment of the state of a
Buddha a practical possibility for the one, who has the capacity.
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