Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra
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The Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra is a Shiva Tantra of the Kaula Trika tradition of Kashmir Shaivism. Singh notes that it is difficult to establish an exact date for the text, and it could have been written
A sculpture of Bhairava (the fearsome one).
India statue of nataraja
Kundalini
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In Hinduism, Kundalini is a form of divine feminine energy believed to be located at the base of the spine, in the Muladhara. It is an important concept in Śaiva Tantra, where it is believed to be a f
Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra
…Practices relying on the Breath: verses 24-27, 55, 64, 154 Kuṇḍalinī practices: 28-31, 35 Dvādaśānta (the point twelve finger widths above the head): 50-51, [55…
Kundalini, chakras, and nadis
Detail of manuscript painting of a yogi in meditation, showing kundalini serpent coiled in belly around sushumna nadi below chakras and the muladhara chakra with its presiding deity Ganesha above it.
Statues of Shiva and Shakti at Kamakhya temple, one of the oldest Shakta pithas, important shrines in Shaktism, the goddess-focused Hindu tradition
Gopi Krishna helped to bring the concept of Kuṇḍalinī to the West.