Tantra: Theory and Practice with Gavin Flood: The historical context, the Saiva Siddhanta, Kashmir Saivism and the Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism)

Over five lectures, Gavin Flood, professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion in the Theology and Religion Faculty at Campion Hall at Oxford University, gives an overview of the history, theory and practice of Tantra. He explores aspects from the ¿aiva Siddh¿nta tradition to the Non-Saiddh¿ntika, to Buddhist Tantra. He gives an overview of the many developments in thought, cosmologies and the varied and fascinating practices that have emerged over the centuries.

• Session 1 Tantra in h...