The University of Nalanda c10.181

c10.181

³ Saṅgīti is the name of a form of Buddhist literature wherein the very opening lines Buddha is introduced in an Assembly of the Faithful in monasteries well-connected with the life of Buddha. In Tāntric Saṅgītis, however, Buddha is introduced in an assembly of women. See Bhattacharyya, A.B.O.R.I., X, p. 5; also Guhyasamāja Tantra, G.O.S., LIII, Introduction.