Tantraloka (तन्त्रलोक) is a treatise of Abhinavagupta, a writer and philosopher of the Kashmir Shaivism school of Hindu philosophy. The Tantraloka…
The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra (विज्ञान भैरव तंत्र) is a Shiva Tantra of the Kaula Trika tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, possibly authored by Guru…
Pancha Siddhantika (पंच सिद्धांतिका) is a 6th-century CE Sanskrit–language text written by astrologer-astronomer Varāhamihira in present-day Ujjain, India. It summarizes the contents of the treatises of…
Sheetali Pranayama (शीतली प्राणायाम) and Sitkari Pranayama are sister pranayamas – they have similar methods and yield the same effects…
The Surya Siddhanta (सूर्य सिद्धांत) is a Sanskrit treatise in Indian astronomy dated to the 4th to 5th century, in fourteen chapters. This Siddhanta describes rules to…
Treta Yuga (त्रेतायुग), in Hinduism, is the second and second-best of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Krita (Satya) Yuga and…
Kalki (कल्कि), also known as Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu Deity Vishnu. According to Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear…
The Buddha (बुद्ध) is considered the ninth avatar among the ten major avatars of the God Vishnu, according to the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. The Buddha has been…
Krishna (कृष्ण) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right. He is…
Rama (राम) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the seventh and one of the most popular avatars of Vishnu. In Rama-centric Hindu…