General manuals of mantra and tantric worship (Mantraśāstra)

मन्त्रशास्त्र

Non-sectarian and multi-deity compendia of mantraśāstra (such as the Prapañcasāra, Śāradātilaka, and Mantramahodadhi), together with general manuals of tantric ritual, nyāsa, dhyāna, yantra, and multi-deity mantras.

Contents

406 works, 9 readable

Words

407,161

Main works

• Sharadatilaka (Śāradātilaka) — Sanskrit; 1000–1100 CE; partly digitised
• Prapancasaratantra (Prapañcasāratantra) — Sanskrit; 900–1100 CE
• Mantramaharnava (Mantramahārṇava) — Sanskrit
• Dharanimantra (Dharaṇīmantra) — Sanskrit; partly digitised
• Yantravali (Damodara Pandita) (Yantrāvalī (Dāmodara Paṇḍita)) — Sanskrit; partly digitised
• Mantravidya (Mantravidyā) — Sanskrit; partly digitised

Contents (6)

• Tantric manuals of Brahmavidyā and Mahāvākya (Brahmavidyā and Praṇavakalpa) — 27 works, 1 readable
• Multi-deity mantra collections and viniyoga (Mantrasaṅgraha) — 104 works, 1 readable
• General compendia and digests of Mantraśāstra (Mantraśāstranibandha) — 114 works, 6 readable
• Manuals of ritual placement and deity visualization (Nyāsa and Dhyāna) — 38 works, 0 readable
• General manuals of worship, japa, and yantra (Arcanā and Puraścaraṇa) — 107 works, 1 readable
• Not in a sub-category (Other works) — 16 works, 0 readable