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less orthodox, and quotes Nigamatantra sara: "In Gaura and other regions can be obtained
by pasubham siddhi" (bread-catattva practiced in material form).
We have seen that the tantric fall into two classes: the sa-mayin, who believe in equality
of Siva and Sakti, and strive to awaken the kundalini through spiritual exercises, and
Kaul, who venerate the Kaulini (= kundalini) and delivered to specific rituals. This
distinction is accurate, no doubt, but not always easy to determine to what extent a ritual
should be understood literally: we have seen (p. 239) in which respect it in-interpret the
"drunkenness" that continues "to fell to the ground. " Now, more than once primitive and
brutal language-do is used as a trap for non-initiates * A text concludes, the Saktisangama
Tantra, devoted almost entirely to satcakrabheda (the "penetration of the six
cakra") employs a very concrete87 vocabulary to describe spiritual exercises (see vol. H,
p. 126-131 on the five makara: segun B. Bhattacharyya is not in any way "fish, meat,
maithuna, etc.." but technical terms relating to the meditations). Not stress too much
about the ambiguity of the erotic vocabulary in tantric literature. The ascent of Candali
through the body of the yogi is often compared to dance the "washerwoman" (Dombi).
With "Dombi on his neck," the yogi "spends the night in the midst of great bliss" (see the
texts reproduced by Dasgupta, Obscure Religious Cults, p. 120 et seq.).
This does not preclude the maithuna ritual is practiced equally as concrete. By the very
fact that it is no longer a profane act, but a rite, which the officials are no longer human
beings but "detached" as gods, sexual union is not participating and karmic level. Tantric
texts often repeat this maxim: "the same acts that make some men burn in hell for
millions of afios, the yogi gets his salvation eter-na" (sattva karmanayena cat
kalpakoticatanyapi, tena Ghore pacyante Naraka vimucyate yogi; Jnanasiddhi of
Indrabhuti, p. 32, slo-ka, 15). See also other texts in Note VI, 11. That is, as
* 7 To the extent that the text editor, Dr. Benoytosch Bhattacharyya had the precaution of
replacing the signs XXX sexual terms, the S