The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c23.17
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c23.17
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The Āsanas have likewise a spiritual significance. The Vajraparyaṅka attitude signifies meditation and introspection, the Ardhaparyaṅka shows serenity, the Ālīḍha heroism, the Pratyālīḍha destruction and disgust, and the dancing in Ardhaparayaṅka displays wrath and horror.