User:Thecontemplative

You can contact me by writing to "thecontemplative" *at* *yahoo* *dot* *com*

I am a Vajrayana practitioner/researcher. I maintain a resource for scholars interested in the Vajrayana tradition http://vajrayana.faithweb.com and am actively researching the use of medicinal substances within the Indo-Tibetan tantric tradition (ausadhi & rasayana)

My interests include:

The history of the tantric "mahasiddha movement" between the 8th and 14th century

The history of the Yogini-Tantras

rtsa-rlung 'phrul-'khor (Sk. "Nadi-Vayu-Yantra" physical yogas), gtum-mo rnal 'byor (Sk. "Candali-Yoga" inner heat yoga), rmi lam gyi gdams pa (Sk. "Svapana Yoga" dream yoga)

I am also interested in Newar religous culture.

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