Jain tantra: stating the problem
Abstract
The article deals with some specific features of Jain Tantrism, which make it different to the Hindu and Buddhist tantras. The author points to the secondary character of Jain Tantra in relation to other tantric traditions of India. She also emphasizes the fact that, despite the significant typological similarity with similar techniques and cults of other religions; the scope of use of tantric practices in Jainism is limited to purely secular purposes.
Keywords
Bhairavapadmavatikalpa,
Digambaras,
Jvalinikalpa,
mandala,
mantra,
Svetambaras,
tantra,
yaksa,
yaksim,
yantra
About the Author
N. A. Zheleznova
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Competing Interests: not
Russian Federation
NataliaA. Zheleznova - Ph. D, Senior Research Fellow, Department of History and Culture of the Ancient East.
Moscow
Competing Interests: not
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For citation:
Zheleznova N.A. Jain tantra: stating the problem. Orientalistica. 2019;2(3):677-691. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31696/2618-7043-2019-2-3-677-691
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