Tantraloka The Light On And Of The Tantras Volume Four Chapters Five And Chapter Six With The Commentary Called Viveka By Jayaratha Mark Dyczkowski by Mark Dyczkowski 9798394428210, 8394428215 instant download after payment.

The Tantrāloka by Abhinavagupta (c. 975-1050) is undoubtably one of the world's great classics. Treating the whole range of early Śaiva Tantras as part of the Trika Śaivism Abhinavagupta systematically and extensively presents, he draws from all of them to enrich his marvelous and uniquely profound exposition. The result of decades of research, Dyczkowski provides along with his translation of the text and its commentary by Jayaratha, extensive explanatory notes drawn from a wide range of Sanskrit and other sources. These volumes are a must for anyone who is studying Tantra in general and, in particular, the Trika Śaivism of Kashmir.

Volume four contains chapters five and six. Chapter five is a brilliant and astonishingly beautiful exposition of the types of practices listed in our primary scripture, the Mālinīvijayottara as those of the Corporeal Means (āṇavopāya). The following chapter is of great interest to the millions who practice attention to the flow of the cycle of breath. This is called the Wheel of Time (kālacakra). Here, drawing mostly from the Svacchandatantra, Abhinavagupta expounds how all the cycles of time are experienced within it. Freedom Cole, a well-known and most learned astrologer, has graced this volume with a beautiful, learned and detailed presentation of the astrology related to this practice. I most gratefully acknowledge him not only for what he has written but also for the many drawings and diagrams that adorn and clarify his exposition.