Essay name: Shaiva Tantra: A way of Self-awareness
Author:
L. N. Sharma
Affiliation: Banaras Hindu University / Department of Philosophy and Religion
This essay studies Shaiva Tantra and Tantric philosophies which have evolved from ancient cultural practices and represents a way of Self-awareness. Saiva Tantra emphasizes the individual's journey to transcendence through inner and external sacrifices, integrating various traditions while aiming for an uncreated, harmonious state.
Chapter 6 - On Mandala (mystical diagram)
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Fig.4
Fig.5
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The procedure of drawing the square of mandala
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according to MV, IX, 2-5. TA describes it with
some variations (TA,XXXI, 4b-7a).
The field of "mandala of three tridents" described
in the Trikasadbhavatantra. It is divided into sixteen
small squares,
to which the squares of the gates are
added afterwards, becoming in this way twenty-four.
Each small square has four fingers. Twenty-four
fingers form a hand or an elbow.
