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Mandala and Āgamic Identity by Alexis Sanderson (Part Two)

Mandala and Āgamic Identity by Alexis Sanderson (Part Two)

Update: 2025-02-07
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This week, we continue the abridged reading of Alexis Sanderson's 1986 article, Mandala and Āgamic Identity in the Trika of Kashmir.  Here Sanderson unveils the role of Kāīi-based practices within the Trika tradition, exploring how Abhinavagupta infused the tradition with the transformative energy of  Kāīi worship, elevating the Goddess to a central role in tantric initiation and ritual. His analysis touches on cycles of deities, the interplay of purity and impurity, and the process by which practitioners dissolve into the ‘egoless ground’ of consciousness.


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Mandala and Āgamic Identity by Alexis Sanderson (Part Two)

Mandala and Āgamic Identity by Alexis Sanderson (Part Two)