Tantra texts/Woodroffe
Fernando
jcvdfans at GEOCITIES.COM
Mon Jan 5 14:57:55 UTC 1998
Arthur Avalon´s 3rd edition published in Madras by Ganesh & Co. seems to be
acceptable. At least I found it acceptable myself though I don`t enjoy his
commentaries very much. But the translation text is fine.
I don´t know other translation, but it may exist.
Cordially, Fernando
At 11:11 04.01.1998 +0100, you wrote:
>A friend interested in the Mahanirvanatantra just asked me:
> (a) whether the translation by Sir John Woodroffe, alias Arthur
>Avalon, is acceptable by academic standards; and
> (b) whether any other useful English translations exist.
>I regret to say that I could not answer either question. Could anyone on the
>list help?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Martin Gansten
>mgansten at sbbs.se
>
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