Svacchandatantra (history and structure)
by William James Arraj | 1988 | 142,271 words
The essay represents a study and partial English translation of the Svacchandatantra and its commentary, “Uddyota�, by Kshemaraja. The text, attributed to the deity Svacchanda-bhairava, has various names and demonstrates a complex history of transmission through diverse manuscript traditions in North India, Nepal, and beyond. The study attempts to ...
Acknowledgments
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Research for this study was supported in part by fellowships from the American Institute of Indian Studies, Fulbright-Hays, and Wolfson College, Oxford. I would like to thank the members of my dissertation committee, David Gitomer and Edward Dimock, and especially my Sanskrit teachers, J.A.B. van Buitenent, Alexis Sanderson, and my dissertation chairman and adviser, Edwin Gerow. ii