Essay name: Diksha (initiation) in Pancharatra
Author:
Shanta Srinivasan
Affiliation: University of Madras / Department of Sanskrit
This English essay studies Diksha in Pancharatra with reference to important texts. Diksha refers to initiation ceremonies into a particular esoteric tradition which is given, for example, by the teacher (Guru) to the student (Shishya). Pancharatra refers to an ancient school of Vaishnavism based on ancient Tantra-like texts called Agamas which were commonly written in Sanskrit verse.
Chapter 1 - Introduction
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.12 ANTARY膧MIN AND ARCA The fourth form is that of the in dweller (Antary膩min). The three gems, the Sattvata, the Pauskara and the Jay膩khya samhita do not mention this fourth form. The Laksmi Tantra mentions this form鹿 and the Ahirbudhnya Sa峁僪it膩 contains a similar reference. This form is referred to as antar膩tman in Laksmi Tantra. Probably the Laksm墨 Tantra and the Ahirbudhnya Samhita are earlier P膩帽car膩tra texts and thus include this form of antary膩min in the list of the forms of Vi峁ａ箛u. Perhaps, a 艣loka from the Sa峁僪it膩 suggests the name p膩帽car膩tra to stand for para, vy奴ha, vibhava and svabh膩va to account for the name P膩帽car膩tra虏. Thus, it seems that the concept of antary膩min came to be included under the influence of the passage in 1. 2. 12 antary膩mi niyanta ca LT. L7b Ch.50
Vide: "tat para vy奴ha vibhava svabh膩v膩di nir奴pa峁嘺m p膩帽car膩triyam
tantram - AhS. XI.63b64a.
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