1st Edition

Tantra in Medieval India and Nepal An annotated edition and translation of The Teaching of the Lord of Immortality, the Netra Tantra, Chapters 1-8

By Gavin Flood, Bjarne Wernicke-Olesen Copyright 2027
168 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume presents the first complete edition and English translation of the opening eight chapters of the Netratantra, one of early medieval South Asia's most influential yet understudied tantric texts. Likely composed in Kashmir during the eighth or ninth century and transmitted to Nepal by 1200 CE, the Netratantra – 'The Tantra of the Eye' – has been foundational in shaping South Asian... Read more

Manuscript and Meaning: Approaching the World of the Netratantra

Annotated Edition and Translation: The Teaching of the Lord of Immortality

            Chapter 1        On the Eye of Śiva

            Chapter 2        On the Eye Mantra

            Chapter 3        On Daily Ritual

            Chapter 4        On Initiation

            Chapter 5        On Consecration

            Chapter 6        On the Gross Meditation

            Chapter 7        On the Subtle Meditation

            Chapter 8        On the Supreme Meditation

 

Biography

Gavin Flood FBA is the Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Senior Research Fellow at Campion Hall, and Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion at the University of Oxford. His main research interests are in tantric and Śaiva traditions, comparative religion, and philosophical phenomenology.

Bjarne Wernicke-Olesen is Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and Lecturer in the History of Religions and Indic Languages at the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford. His main research interests are in Śākta and tantric traditions, Hindu Studies, and the theory and method in the study of religion.