The canon of the Śaivāgama and the The Kubjikā Tantras of the western Kaula tradition

This book serves as an introductory study of Tantric Saivism in its original scriptural sources. It traces the features and content of the canon of the SAaiva Tantras, making use of many unpublished manuscripts from Kashmiri Saiva authors. The book is also an introduction to the literature of the Kubjikamata. As Kundalini, Kubjika is worshipped as the Goddess who is curled up and sleeping, waiting to be awakened. The author explores her place in the Tantric literature. Contents Part One: The Śaiva Āgamas PreliminaryRemarks The Śaivāgamas Major Divisions The Pāśupatas and Lakulīśa The Kāpālikas Other Tantras of the Vāmasrotas Gāruḍa and Bhūta Tantras Dakṣiṇatantras The Pīṭha System Tantras of the Four Pīṭhas The Mantrapīṭha The Vidyāpīṭha Part Two: The Kaula Tantras The Kulāgama The Mouth of the Yoginī The Āmnāya Classification The Āmnāyas of the Kaulatantras The Four Āmnāyas acc. to the Ciñcini- Dakṣiṇāmnāya Uttarāmnāya Uttarāmnāya (2) Pūrvāmnāya Kulatantras of the Śaivāgama Paścimāmnāya-Kubjikā Kubjikā, the Crooked One Origins of the Kubjikā Cult Part Three: Appendices History of Kubjikā Cult Studies Manthānabhairavatantra Jayadrathayāmala MSS of Kubjikātantras Abbreviations Notes Part One Notes - 120 Notes - 211 Notes - 293 Notes Part Two Notes - 42 Notes - 99 Notes - 190 Notes - Appendix A & B Notes - Appendix C Bibliography Index of Proper Names Index of Titles Index of Subjects By Mark S.g. Dyczkowski. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. [203]-208.