TY  - GEN
AV  - public
TI  - Some Reflections on the Hero in Tantric Texts
Y1  - 2005///
ID  - heidok9531
KW  - Erfahrung der Nicht-Zweiheit 
KW  -  Abhinavagupta 
KW  -  Vira 
KW  -  HeldTantric Texts 
KW  -  Abhinavagupta 
KW  -  hero 
KW  -  vira 
KW  -  non-dual experience 
KW  -  cognitive experience 
KW  -  self-control
A1  - Mayer-König, Birgit
SN  - 81-2170184-8
UR  - https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/9531/
N2  - 'Hero' (veera) is a technical term signifying an advanced type of adept. He has been described in numerous Sanskrit texts pertaining to various Tantric traditions. It is said that he has a high degree of self-control and enjoys the non-dual experience. In this article some references are given from the original Sanskrit texts. Furthermore, the author points out some problems between the teachings in the Sanskrit texts and the actual practices. 
ER  -