The Vijñānabhairava Tantra Translation, exegetical notes. Part 2

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The present publication contains the second part of the Russian translation of the second series of stanzas (65–163) from the Vijñānabhairava Tantra — the famous Sanskrit text, which belongs to the tradition of monistic Kashmir Śaivism. This text gives a brief description of psychotechnical practices of Śaiva yoga, which reveals the highest nature of every consciousness — the universal all-embracing consciousness of Śiva-Bhairava. The translation of the text is accompanied with explanatory notes based on the traditional Śivopadhyāya commentary and on a number of other texts.

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Vladimir P. Ivanov

Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS

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Cand. Sci. (Philology), Senior Researcher, the South Asian Section of the Department of Central Asian and South Asian Studies

Russian Federation, St. Petersburg

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