On the dakṣiṇācāra and the vāmācāra – II
In the last post in this series I began my examination of the two streams of tantric discipline – the dakṣiṇācāra and the vāmācāra – or as they have become known, the Right-Hand and the Left-Hand Path. The key point I wanted to make was that the relationship between the two streams was not oppositional and exclusionary – as the two streams are represented in popular occulture. In this post, I will provide a brief overview of the Śaiva Siddhānta tradition. Continue reading »
