The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c9.s3.1
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c9.s3.1
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c9.s3.1
There is a great deal of confusion regarding the true nature of the deity whether it is of the Hindu or Buddhist conception. The general belief is that the deity is nothing more than an idol, and therefore, not worthy of any attention. The deities are connected, as all students of Tantra know, with Sādhana and Siddhi, and the conception of godhead therefore is an essentially spiritual or psychic matter.