Great-Bliss-Tantric-Sex-and-the-Path-to-Inner-Awakening

“I am one…” The Buddha, The Noble Search Sūtra (Ariya Pariyesana Sutta); Bhikkhu Bodhi, Buddha’s
Words, p. 73.
The Refuge Vow: “buddham śaraṇam gacchāmi…” “I go for refuge...”
The Lay Precepts: “māraṇāñ caurikāñ cāpi…” “Killing, stealing, the...” Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa Tantra;
Christopher George, Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa Tantra, pp. 21, 53.
The Fast Day Precepts: vikāle ’pi bhojanaṃ… “I will not eat…” Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa Tantra; Ibid., pp.
21, 53.
“Nāmo tasya bhagavāto…” “Homage to the…” Opening verse of respect to the Buddha; Elgiriye
Indaratana Maha Thera, Vandanā. In Pāli. Translated into Sanskrit and English by the author.
On the ritual of Honoring the Deities of Nature: This ritual is a reconstruction written by the author.
“Happy indeed are…” The Buddha, The Collection of Connected Discourses; Bhikkhu Bodhi, Buddha’s
Words, p. 412.
“May I be…” Buddhagoṣa, The Path of Purification; Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli, Path, p. 289.
“May this good...” Buddhagoṣa, The Path of Purification; Ibid., p. 290.
“This person, as...” Buddhagoṣa, The Path of Purification; Ibid., p. 298.
“May all beings…” Buddhagoṣa, The Path of Purification; Ibid., p. 302.
“My body will...” The Buddha, The Foundations of Mindfulness Sūtra (Sati Paṭṭhāna Sutta); Ibid., p. 284.
“There is a sensation.” The Buddha, The Foundations of Mindfulness Sūtra; Ibid., p. 286.
“There is mind.” The Buddha, The Foundations of Mindfulness Sūtra; Ibid., p. 286.
On the couples sacred sex ritual: This ritual is a reconstruction written by the author.
Reconstructed Sanskrit Terms:
Maithuna Vidhi - Couples Sacred Sex Ritual (term created by the author).
Chapter 2. The Path of Purification: The Mahāyāna
“All the suffering…” Śāntideva, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhi Caryā Avatara); Dalai Lama,
Commentary on the Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, p. 56.
“There is no wisdom…” The Heart Sūtra (Prajñāpāramitā Hṛidaya); Dalai Lama, Essence of the Heart
Sutra, p. 60.
“These Three Worlds…” The Developing Direct Perception Sūtra (Pratya Utpanna Sūtra); Gray,
Cakrasamvara Tantra, p. 215 n. 5.
On Mahāyāna history: The Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra in 8,000 Verses (Aṣṭa Sahasrika Prajñāpāramitā
Sūtra); The Unraveling the Mystery of Thought Sūtra (Saṃdhi Nirmocana Sūtra); The Buddha Womb
Sūtra (Tathāgata Garbha Sūtra); The Flower Garland Sūtra (Avataṃsaka Sūtra).
“There is nothing to remove…” The Supreme Continuum (Uttara Tantra); Thrangu Rinpoche, The
Uttaratantra, p. 65.
On Nāgārjuna: His main text is The Fundamental Verses of the Middle Way (Mūla Madhyamaka Kārikā).
Biography: Abhayadatta, The Legends of the Eighty-Four Siddhas (Caturaśīti Siddha Pravṛitti);
Dowman, Masters of Mahāmudrā, pp. 112-122; Tārānātha, A History of Buddhism in India;
Chattopadhyaya, History of Buddhism; Karl Brunnhölzl, In Praise of Dharmadhātu, pp. 21-30.
On Asaṅga: His main texts are The Ornament of Clear Realization (Abhisamaya Alaṅkāra),
Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes (Madhyānta Vibhāga), Distinguishing Appearances and
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