TY - BOOK ID - 77899714 TI - Auspicious wisdom PY - 1992 SN - 0585067198 9780585067193 0791411451 079141146X 9780791411452 9780791411469 9780791497685 0791497682 PB - Albany, NY State University of New York Press DB - UniCat KW - Śrīvidyā (Sect) KW - Shaktism KW - Tantrism KW - History KW - Ṣāktas KW - Ṣāktism KW - Hindu sects KW - Shri Vidya (Sect) KW - Śrī Vidyā (Sect) KW - Tantricism KW - Tantrism, Hindu KW - Hinduism KW - Magic KW - Mysticism KW - SHAKTISM KW - TANTRISM KW - RELIGION KW - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT KW - Religion KW - Body, Mind & Spirit KW - Body, mind & spirit UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77899714 AB - Rooting itself in Kashmir Shaivism, rividy became a force in South India no later than the seventh century, and eventually supplanted the Trika as the dominant Tantric tradition in Kashmir. This is the first comprehensive study of the texts and traditions of this influential school of goddess-centered, kta, Tantrism. Centering on the goddess's three manifestations--the beneficent deity Lalita Tripurasundari, her mantra, and the visually striking sricakra--rividy creates a systematic esoteric discipline that combines elements of the yogas of knowledge, of devotion, and of ritual. Utilizing canonical works, historical commentaires, and the interpretive insights of living practitioners, this book explores the theological and ritual theories that form the basis for rividy practice and offers new methods for critical and comparative studies of esoteric Hinduism. ER -