This section features tantric works from the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism: Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelug; plus other general esoteric Vajrayana subjects from the Indo-Tibetan tradition and works from the Chinese and Japanese tantric schools like Shingon.
The essentials of Vajrayana, mantras, empowerments, the six yogas of Naropa, Chod, Pure Land, and the six bardos. A history of Kagyu and Shangpa Kagyu lineages and some...
A detailed presentation of the practices involved in the generation phases of Vajrayana yoga, explaining the state of mind to be established and the...
The first translation of the Mahavairocana Sutra in English, from the Chinese text. As the root tantra of the division of carya tantras, this work was widely prevalent in Tibet, and in...
Shaw presents substantial evidence against the historical view that tantric enlightenment is only for men. In her view, the tantric theory of the Pala...
A reprint of this book first published in 1935 by one of the pioneer Western scholars of tantric deities. Hayagriva is recognized as the wrathful aspect of the Buddha of compassion in...
An in-depth study of the living ritual surrounding the devotion of Tara, the mother of all Buddhas, plus an analysis of Tibetan Buddhist ritual in general. "The fullest...