The Dialogical Manifestation of Reality in Agamas – 1
Tantric āgamas, considered to be divine revelation, are in dialogical format. In their monistic philosophy, Abhinavagupta and Kṣemarāja exploit this unique aspect of Āgamas and apply it to address the nature More...
Text as Text, Text as Deity: Reconciling Textual Traditions with Devotion
Before going on to the essay proper, a number of points and clarifications should be noted by the reader: a. A disclaimer is in order. This article is written from the perspective of someone with a self-understanding More...
A Cognitive Approach to Tantric Language – 3
[contextly_sidebar id=”a0wajEgf09OxDMzXsp11CCbH9UiiOKiI”] In the previous two parts, the author argued that reading Tantric literature by applying cognitive theories has a meaningful role to play. He More...
A Cognitive Approach to Tantric Language – 2
[contextly_sidebar id=”KGV1hCwrdtKgda2qCH9b23s09edZXpC6″] In part 1, the author argues that reading Tantric literature by applying cognitive theories has a meaningful role to play. If there is anything More...
A Cognitive Approach to Tantric Language – 1
Abstract By applying the contemporary theories of schema, metonymy, metaphor, and conceptual blending, I argue in this paper that salient cognitive categories facilitate a deeper analysis of Tantric language. Tantras More...
Text as the Metaphoric Body: Incorporation of Tripurā in Saundaryalaharī – IV
[contextly_sidebar id=”H1x0rp19rLprsjuRRM1xCAFFYdUAGCaO”] The Divine Body of Metaphors It is reasonable to conclude that SL constitutes three bodies of the goddess: the first section identified as Ānandalaharī More...
Text as the Metaphoric Body: Incorporation of Tripurā in Saundaryalaharī – III
[contextly_sidebar id=”kwSt9Pu0PMI18jdO309HsleD3iLdG6z4″] Verse 51: śive śṛṅgārārdrā taditarajane kutsanaparā | saroṣā gaṅgāyāṃ giriśacarite vismayavatī || harāhibhyo bhītā sarasiruhasaubhāgyajayinī47 More...
Text as the Metaphoric Body: Incorporation of Tripurā in Saundaryalaharī – II
[contextly_sidebar id=”wkUsDiEsW7zkITf4D7gdG0xz3IjbueDA”] Encountering the Divine Body of Bliss The significance and centrality of the divine body in SL is vivid, particularly in the second part, where More...
Text as the Metaphoric Body: Incorporation of Tripurā in Saundaryalaharī – I
Abstract Saundaryalaharī is a classical Sanskrit text in one hundred stanzas dedicated to the goddess Tripurasundarī. The central argument of this paper is that this devotional hymn – a textual body comprised More...