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The Heart of the Yogini
Roger-Orphe Jeanty
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Description for The Heart of the Yogini
Paperback. Andre Padoux offers the first English translation of the Yoginihrdaya, a seminal Hindu tantric text dating back to the 10th or 11th century CE. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Though many practitioners of yoga and meditation are familiar with the Sri Cakra yantra, few fully understand the depth of meaning in this representation of the cosmos. Even fewer have been exposed to the practices of mantra and puja (worship) associated with it. André Padoux, with Roger Orphe-Jeanty, offers the first English translation of the Yoginihrdaya, a seminal Hindu tantric text dating back to the 10th or 11th century CE. The Yoginihrdaya discloses to initiates the secret of the Heart of the Yogini, or the supreme Reality: the divine plane where the Goddess (Tripurasundari, or Consciousness itself) manifests ... Read more
Though many practitioners of yoga and meditation are familiar with the Sri Cakra yantra, few fully understand the depth of meaning in this representation of the cosmos. Even fewer have been exposed to the practices of mantra and puja (worship) associated with it. André Padoux, with Roger Orphe-Jeanty, offers the first English translation of the Yoginihrdaya, a seminal Hindu tantric text dating back to the 10th or 11th century CE. The Yoginihrdaya discloses to initiates the secret of the Heart of the Yogini, or the supreme Reality: the divine plane where the Goddess (Tripurasundari, or Consciousness itself) manifests ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199982332
SKU
V9780199982332
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About Roger-Orphe Jeanty
Andre Padoux is now retired Senior Research Fellow at theFrench National Center for Scientific Research. Roger-Orphe Jeanty is an independent practitioner of Kashmir Shaivism and Sri Vidya.
Reviews for The Heart of the Yogini
This long-awaited English-language edition of Andre Padoux's classic study and translation of the Yoginihrdaya is a window onto a remarkably sophisticated ritual and metaphysical system. Presented in a clear and engaging format, it is an ideal introduction and guide to the world of Hindu Tantra.
David Gordon White, J. F. Rowny Professor of Comparative Religion, University of California, Santa ... Read more
David Gordon White, J. F. Rowny Professor of Comparative Religion, University of California, Santa ... Read more