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IN T R O D U C T IO N
 
I. Apologetic i
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III. Subject-matter 19
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IV. Observations 39
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T R A N S L A T IO N
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PART I
 
Chapter i. The Body of Hevajra 47
* TRANSLATION
Chapter ii. Mantras 50
* PART I
Chapter iii. Hevajra and his Troupe 56
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Chapter iv. Self-consecration 59
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Chapter v. Reality 60
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Chapter vi. The Performance 63
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Chapter vii. Secret Signs 66
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Chapter viii. The Troupe of Yoginīs 73
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Chapter ix. The Spherès of Purification 78
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Chapter x. Consecration 81
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Chapter xi. The Four Gazes 84
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PART II
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Chapter i. Consecrations and Oblations 88
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Chapter ii. The Certainty of Success 89
 
Chapter iii. The Basis of all Tantras 94
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Chapter iv. Answers to Various Questions 100
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Chapter v. The Manifestation of Hevajra 109
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Chapter vi. T he Making of a Painting 114
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Chapter vii. Books and Feasting 115
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Chapter viii. Subjugating 116
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Chapter ix. Mantras 116
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Chapterx. On Reciting Mantras 118
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Chapter xi. The Five Families 118
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Chapter xii. The Four Consecrations 119
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RÉSUMÉ OF COŃTENTS 121
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DIAGRAM S 126
 
GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS 131
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INDEX I 43
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The Hevajra Tantra: A Critical Study. Part 1, Introduction and Translation
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In this groundbreaking work, the author presents a full translation of, and commentary on, the Hevajra tantra, providing not only deep insight into arguably the most important surviving tantric Buddhist text but also placing the entire corpus of such works into a more accurate context.
      Snellgrove presents the Hevajra tantra, and tantric texts of this class, not as degenerate products of a faith at the time in terminal decline in India—as has often beeb claimed by puritanical scholars—but rather as a wholly legitimate expression of esoteric ritual and meditative practice developed as a natural evolution within the madhyamaka tradition.
      While based primarily on Nepalese manuscript editions of the text, Snellgrove makes extensive reference to the Tibetan translation as well as to extant Indian commentaries. The first half of the work comprises an introduction and the actual translation with detailed annotations, while the second consists of the Romanized original Sanskrit and Tibetan texts and an extensive glossary. (Source: Back Cover)

Citation Snellgrove, D. L., trans. The Hevajra Tantra: A Critical Study. Part 1, Introduction and Translation. London Oriental Series 6, pt. 1. London: Oxford University Press, 1976.


  • PREFACEvii
  • BIBLIOGRAPHYxiii
  • INTRODUCTION
  • I. Apologetic1
  • II. Origins11
  • III. Subject-matter19
  • IV. Observations39
  • TRANSLATION
  • PART I
    • Chapter i. The Body of Hevajra47
    • Chapter ii. Mantras50
    • Chapter iii. Hevajra and his Troupe56
    • Chapter iv. Self-consecration59
    • Chapter v. Reality60
    • Chapter vi. The Performance63
    • Chapter vii. Secret Signs66
    • Chapter viii. The Troupe of Yoginīs73
    • Chapter ix. The Spherès of Purification78
    • Chapter x. Consecration81
    • Chapter xi. The Four Gazes84
  • PART II
    • Chapter i. Consecrations and Oblations88
    • Chapter ii. The Certainty of Success89
    • Chapter iii. The Basis of all Tantras94
    • Chapter iv. Answers to Various Questions100
    • Chapter v. The Manifestation of Hevajra109
    • Chapter vi. The Making of a Painting114
    • Chapter vii. Books and Feasting115
    • Chapter viii. Subjugating116
    • Chapter ix. Mantras116
    • Chapter x. On Reciting Mantras118
    • Chapter xi. The Five Families118
    • Chapter xii. The Four Consecrations119
    • RESUME OF CONTENTS121
    • DIAGRAMS126
    • GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS131
    • INDEX143