The Great Book of Tantra

Translations and Images from the Classic Indian Texts wih Commentary

Inner Traditions, 1993.
Paperback, 154 pages, 117 images

A unique collection
of texts and powerful, hitherto unknown and rather explicit images some of which you can see here. Unexpectedly, considering the subtitle and the taxt on the back cover (see below), the author also draws on many non-Indian traditions and practices.
We also have some images from this book in our Kali Collection. Review: RCC

In the Hindu tradition, the esoteric practice of Tantra regards sexual energy as a path to spiritual wisdom. For more than two thousand years, India has produced a wealth of erotic literature and art, much of which has been accessible only to Tantric initiates. While a few texts such as the Kama Sutra and the Ananga Ranga have become famous over the centuries, there are numerous other manuals and erotic works that are hardly known in the West, including the Koka Shastra, the Love Teachings of Rati, and the exquisite writings of Indian authors Amaru and Mayura.

Drawing on these and other works, Indra Sinha has brought together in this volume a rare collection of erotic and Tantric literature from the classical, medieval, and modern periods - some translated from the original Sanskrit for the first time. The texts are accompanied by extensive commentary and lavishly illustrated with a unique collection of paintings, many of which had until now been reserved for ritual purposes. Together, text and art comprise a two thousand-year-old guide to the spiritual and erotic mysteries of Tantra.
- from the back cover

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