Yoga and Yantra : Their Interrelation and Their Significance for Indean Archeology /
The author asks to what extent a knowledge of the concepts of yoga may prepare the way to a better understanding of Indian archaeology. The yoga at the basis of this study is that which forms the core of the Tantras . In the first chapter the author surveys the system of Tantrik yoga. He then contin...
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Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
1966.
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Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.
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Call Number: BL1215.S9
| Summary: | The author asks to what extent a knowledge of the concepts of yoga may prepare the way to a better understanding of Indian archaeology. The yoga at the basis of this study is that which forms the core of the Tantras . In the first chapter the author surveys the system of Tantrik yoga. He then continues with a discussion of the various forms of yantras , that is all the means employed by yogis in their meditational exercises as aids to the concentration of thought. The author provides in-depth studies of ritual objects of the Lamaistic cult in Tibet and Nepal, the sacred cemeteries of Nepal, and pantheons in Java and Bali. See Less |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004647138 |