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Guhyasamājaparārdha

Tathāgataguhyaka

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A Buddhist Yoga-tantra text written in saṅgīti (collection of verses, which in this context means chanting together). The Buddha is described as sporting in the sacred knowledge arising out of his body, speech and mind of Tathagathas in the company of other Tathagathas and Bodhisattvas. The ordinary belief is that this text has two parts: Pūrvārdha and Uttarārdha (or Parārdha), as this manuscript has mentioned. However, experts believe that the second part is a later addition and that this manuscript contains the second part. This text emphasizes Śakti worship, and it is believed to be the first text to introduce Śakti worship in Buddhist Yoga (Bhattacharya, Geakwad's Oriental Series 53, 1967, pp. IX-XXXVIII). "There are two leaves with fol. no. 30." (Matsunami, 1965, p. 50).

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