An edition of the Sekanirdeśapañjikā, a hitherto unpublished detailed commentary by Rāmapāla on Advayavajra’s Sekanirdeśa, is under preparation. Rāmapāla’s commentary deals with Vajrayāna theory on the experience of enlightenment, particularly the nature of the four Blisses.
The editors, Prof. Harunaga Isaacson and Prof. Francesco Sferra, plan to publish critical editions of the Sanskrit text and of the Tibetan translation, and an annotated English translation. They are currently teaching the text in a class at the University of Hamburg (pictured).
11th June 2007
News: Publications
We are pleased to announce that the website of the Centre for Tantric Studies, tantric-studies.org, is now available, having gone live on June 9, 2007.
Our site offers digital resources for the study of tantric traditions, among other things, and we plan to steadily expand these resources over time. To start with, we present e-texts of the Paramārthadvādaśikā and Tantravaṭadhānikā (ascribed to Abhinavagupta), and the Hevajrasahajasadyoga and Bhramahara nāma Hevajrasādhana (by Ratnākaraśānti).
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11th June 2007
News: Announcements
The editors, Prof. Harunaga Isaacson and Prof. Francesco Sferra, plan to publish critical editions of the Sanskrit text and of the Tibetan translation, and an annotated English translation. They are currently teaching the text in a class at the University of Hamburg (pictured).