Māraṇa, murder by magical means, is considered the sixth and most severe practice of harmful sorcery, abhicāra. In this paper the Author discusses and translates passages from the Kakṣapuṭa, a mediaeval treatise on the darker side of Tantric praxis.
A. Passi (2010). Death Charms: Magical Mixtures from the Kakṣapuṭa. PHOENIX, II, 337-354.
Death Charms: Magical Mixtures from the Kakṣapuṭa
PASSI, ALESSANDRO
2010
Abstract
Māraṇa, murder by magical means, is considered the sixth and most severe practice of harmful sorcery, abhicāra. In this paper the Author discusses and translates passages from the Kakṣapuṭa, a mediaeval treatise on the darker side of Tantric praxis.File in questo prodotto:
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