Śrīharṣa On Knowledge And Justification – Part III
For both Nāgārjuna and Śrīharṣa, truth is constantly revealing and it is well within one’s reach to recognize Śūnyatā or the Brahman
February 26, 2022 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
Śrīharṣa On Knowledge And Justification – Part II
The challenge for Śrīharṣa is to establish himself in the dialectic circle without utilizing the basic virtue argumentation.
February 25, 2022 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
Śrīharṣa On Knowledge And Justification – Part I
In this paper I explore the extent to which the dialectical approach of Śrīharṣa can be identified as skeptical, and whether or how his approach resembles that of the first…
February 24, 2022 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
The Concept Of Ābhāsa In The Yogavāsiṣṭha – Part III
Ābhāsa is not due to ignorance but it is consciousness (cid) itself and without any external cause.
February 14, 2022 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
The Concept Of Ābhāsa In The Yogavāsiṣṭha – Part II
The experience of the self in the body, when using ābhāsa, is explained in terms of cittadoṣa or ‘defilement of mind’ and is distinguished from cidābhāsa, where cidābhāsa describes the experience of the self in other than the body.
February 11, 2022 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
The Concept Of Ābhāsa In The Yogavāsiṣṭha – Part I
Mahāyānasūtrālaṅkāra of Asaṅga & Laṅkāvatārasūtra are crucial in understanding early Yogācāra application of ābhāsa.
February 9, 2022 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
Text As The Metaphoric Body: Incorporation Of Tripurā In Saundaryalaharī – Part IV
A poetry for aesthetic experience and an Āgama for esoteric Tantric practice – Text as the Metaphoric Body: Incorporation of Tripurā in Saundaryalaharī
January 26, 2022 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
Text As The Metaphoric Body: Incorporation Of Tripurā In Saundaryalaharī – Part III
The commixture of literary tropes comes to its pinnacle in verse 68. A commentator points out that this verse contains the commixture (saṅkara) of metaphor (rūpaka), illustration (nidarśana), concealment (apahnuti), reason (hetu), and wonder (vismaya).
January 25, 2022 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
Text As The Metaphoric Body: Incorporation Of Tripurā In Saundaryalaharī – Part II
The allusion of the eternal bond of Śiva and Śakti, the rasa of śṛṅgāra (meaning) is suggested (pratīti), and within this, another trope of ‘model metaphor’ (samāsokti) is nested.
January 21, 2022 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
Text As The Metaphoric Body: Incorporation Of Tripurā In Saundaryalaharī – Part I
Saundaryalaharī (SL), a devotional poem traditionally attributed to Śaṅkara, is one of the most revered and widely read texts with Tantric content.
January 19, 2022 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
The Monistic Śākta Philosophy In The Guhyopaniṣad
For the laymen, Kali stands for a mother goddess like any other, and the categories of Vedic and Tantric are irrelevant
January 1, 2022 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
A Cognitive Approach To Tantric Language –Part III
Any Tantric text uses two different types of languages. There are narratives, cosmologies and philosophies that are intelligible in plain language. However, the same language is then used to encode and decipher mantric language, the deity image, or a maṇḍala.
December 28, 2021 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
A Cognitive Approach To Tantric Language –Part II
At least two domains are involved in creating phonetic symbolism. One, the phonemes have a designated order. Two, the deities represent cosmic principles, or foundational elements such as earth, water, fire, wind, and sky.
December 25, 2021 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
A Cognitive Approach To Tantric Language –Part I
Reading Tantric literature by applying cognitive theories has a meaningful role to play. If there is anything valuable in these texts and traditions and if Tantric practices can serve humanity, the whole world deserves the benefits of such practices.
December 22, 2021 Sthaneshwar Timalsina
