Garland of Letters

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Garland of Letters is a seminal work on Hindu Tantra and Sanskrit phonetics by Sir John Woodroffe, exploring the spiritual and metaphysical significance of the Sanskrit alphabet.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
work on Hindu Tantra ⓘ
work on Sanskrit phonetics ⓘ
author Arthur Avalon ⓘ
Sir John Woodroffe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
explores Sanskrit letters as manifestations of divine power ⓘ
connection between mantra and cosmic vibration ⓘ
doctrine of Shakti as sound ⓘ
role of sound in creation according to Tantra ⓘ
symbolism of the Matrika (Sanskrit letters) ⓘ
field Indology ⓘ
linguistics ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
religion ⓘ
focusesOn Tantric interpretation of phonetics ⓘ
metaphysical significance of the Sanskrit alphabet ⓘ
relationship between sound and consciousness ⓘ
spiritual significance of the Sanskrit alphabet ⓘ
genre Indology ⓘ
Tantric studies ⓘ
philosophy of language ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn interpretations of Sanskrit as sacred language ⓘ
modern studies of mantra ⓘ
scholarship on Hindu Tantra ⓘ
hasPerspective Hindu philosophical perspective ⓘ
Tantric philosophical perspective ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Chakras ⓘ
Hindu Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Tantra

Kundalini Yoga ⓘ
Mantra Shastra ⓘ
Sanskrit alphabet ⓘ
linked to: Grantha script

Sanskrit phonetics ⓘ
Shabda Brahman ⓘ
linked to: Brahman

esoteric meaning of Sanskrit letters ⓘ
metaphysics of sound ⓘ
notableFor detailed analysis of Sanskrit phonetic system ⓘ
integration of metaphysics and linguistics ⓘ
systematic exposition of Tantric theory of sound ⓘ
relatedWorkOfAuthor Principles of Tantra ⓘ
Shakti and Shakta ⓘ
linked to: Shaktas

The Serpent Power ⓘ

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Sir John Woodroffe → notableWork → Garland of Letters ⓘ
Arthur Avalon → notableWork → Garland of Letters ⓘ