The Visualization of the Secret: Atiśa’s Contribution to the Internalization of Tantric Sexual Practices

This essay will explore the challenges presented by transgressive rituals, particularly the secret and wisdom-consort consecrations found in the Mahāyoga and Yoginī tantras. In particular, it examines how Atiśa Dīpaṅkara Śrījñāna aided in the dissemination of these traditions to Tibet during the ele...

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Main Author: Gray, David B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Tantra
B Atiśa Dīpaṅkara Śrījñāna
B Cakrasaṃvara tantra
B Sexual practices
B Tibet
B Initiation
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