<i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> <i>A Posteriori</i>: An Exploratory Study on the Possible Impact of the <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> on the Subsequent Sanskritic Vajrayāna Tradition
Recent research into source materials for <i>haṭhayoga</i> (Birch, Mallinson, Szántó) has revealed that the physical techniques and esoteric anatomy traditionally associated with Śaiva practitioners likely found a genesis within Vajrayāna Buddhist communities. The physi...
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| description | Recent research into source materials for <i>haṭhayoga</i> (Birch, Mallinson, Szántó) has revealed that the physical techniques and esoteric anatomy traditionally associated with Śaiva practitioners likely found a genesis within Vajrayāna Buddhist communities. The physiology and practices for longevity described in the 11th-or-12th-century <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> are easily traced in the development of subsequent physical yoga, but prior to the discovery of the text’s Buddhist origin, analogues to a <i>haṭhayoga</i> esoteric anatomy found in Vajrayāna sources have been regarded as coincidental. This paper considers both the possibility that the <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i>, or a tradition related to it, had a lasting impact on practices detailed in subsequent tantric Buddhist texts and that this <i>haṭhayoga</i> source text can aid in interpreting unclear passages in these texts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eec3c02bad6249bcbbdf3191b3f308e92025-08-19T20:40:51ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442020-03-0111314010.3390/rel11030140rel11030140<i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> <i>A Posteriori</i>: An Exploratory Study on the Possible Impact of the <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> on the Subsequent Sanskritic Vajrayāna TraditionSamuel Grimes0Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USARecent research into source materials for <i>haṭhayoga</i> (Birch, Mallinson, Szántó) has revealed that the physical techniques and esoteric anatomy traditionally associated with Śaiva practitioners likely found a genesis within Vajrayāna Buddhist communities. The physiology and practices for longevity described in the 11th-or-12th-century <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> are easily traced in the development of subsequent physical yoga, but prior to the discovery of the text’s Buddhist origin, analogues to a <i>haṭhayoga</i> esoteric anatomy found in Vajrayāna sources have been regarded as coincidental. This paper considers both the possibility that the <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i>, or a tradition related to it, had a lasting impact on practices detailed in subsequent tantric Buddhist texts and that this <i>haṭhayoga</i> source text can aid in interpreting unclear passages in these texts.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/3/140buddhismtantrayogaindianepal |
| spellingShingle | Samuel Grimes <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> <i>A Posteriori</i>: An Exploratory Study on the Possible Impact of the <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> on the Subsequent Sanskritic Vajrayāna Tradition buddhism tantra yoga india nepal |
| title | <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> <i>A Posteriori</i>: An Exploratory Study on the Possible Impact of the <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> on the Subsequent Sanskritic Vajrayāna Tradition |
| title_full | <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> <i>A Posteriori</i>: An Exploratory Study on the Possible Impact of the <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> on the Subsequent Sanskritic Vajrayāna Tradition |
| title_fullStr | <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> <i>A Posteriori</i>: An Exploratory Study on the Possible Impact of the <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> on the Subsequent Sanskritic Vajrayāna Tradition |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> <i>A Posteriori</i>: An Exploratory Study on the Possible Impact of the <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> on the Subsequent Sanskritic Vajrayāna Tradition |
| title_short | <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> <i>A Posteriori</i>: An Exploratory Study on the Possible Impact of the <i>Amṛtasiddhi</i> on the Subsequent Sanskritic Vajrayāna Tradition |
| title_sort | i amrtasiddhi i i a posteriori i an exploratory study on the possible impact of the i amrtasiddhi i on the subsequent sanskritic vajrayana tradition |
| topic | buddhism tantra yoga india nepal |
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