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Swami Lakshman Joo (9 May 1907 – 27 September 1991), born Lakshman Raina and also called Lal Sahib by his followers, [1] was a mystic and scholar of Kashmir Shaivism.
Mark S. G. Dyczkowski (29 August 1951 – 2 February 2025) was an English Indologist, musician, and scholar of Tantra and Kashmir Shaivism. [1] He has published multiple translations and commentaries, most notably the 12-volume Manthanabhairava Tantra [2] and an 11-volume Tantrāloka including the commentary by Jayaratha.
The Universal Shaiva Fellowship published Swami Lakshmanjoo's revelation and discussion of Tantrāloka Chapter 1-4, in three volumes (2017, 2021, 2023). [3] The esoteric chapter 29 on the Kaula ritual was translated in English together with Jayaratha' s commentary by John R. Dupuche. [ 4 ]
In the 20th century Swami Lakshman Joo, a Kashmiri Hindu, helped revive both the scholarly and yogic streams of Kashmir Shaivism. [23] His contribution is enormous. He inspired a generation of scholars who made Kashmir Shaivism a legitimate field of inquiry within the academy. [24] [25]
Anantananda Giri, Swami (2013). So You Wanna Meditate: A Concise Guidebook With Commentary on the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra. Createspace Independent Publishing. ISBN 9781492761242. Roche, Lorin (August 2014). The Radiance Sutras : 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder & Delight. Boulder, Colorado: Sounds True Inc. ISBN 9781604076592. OCLC 852745739.
Singh was a scholar in the Kashmir Saivism school of Indian philosophy, [7] [8] a subject he studied for many years with Swami Lakshman Joo in Kashmir. He prepared and published first-ever English and Hindi translations of a number of Shaivite scriptures. [9] Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1973.
Kaula, also known as Kula, Kulamārga ("the Kula path") and Kaulācāra ("the Kaula tradition"), is a Tantric tradition which is characterised by distinctive rituals and symbolism connected with the worship of Shakti and Shiva [1] that is associated with cremation-ground or charnel ground sceticism, found in Shaktism and Shaivism.
His spiritual experiences and deep understanding of ancient texts were spontaneously expressed in numerous Sanskrit verses. These were published as book Purnta Pratyabhijna [1] and SamvitSwatantram, [2] as articles in Shiva Tatva Vimarsha and Tantra Agam Vishank of Sanmarg and are preserved in personal diaries and correspondences.