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The [[Hevajra]] practice is defined in a set of [[Hevajra]] [[root tantra]] texts (Tibetan <tt>[[kye rdo rje'i rgyud]]</tt>) from [[Kangyur]] of which there  currently exist three versions:
 
* The Extensive [[Root Tantra]] of [[Hevajra]] (Tibetan <tt>([['bum phrag bdun pa]]</tt>), consisting of seven hundred thousand verses
* The Medium [[Root Tantra]] of [[Hevajra]] (Tibetan <tt>[['bum phrag lnga pa]]</tt>), consisting of five hundred thousand verses.
* The Condenced [[Hevajra]] [[Root Tantra]] (Tibetan <tt>[[brtags pa gnyis pa]]</tt>), also called ''The Two Segments''.
 
 
== Books and Translations ==
* The Concealed Essence of the Hevajra Tantra, by Farrow/Menon, Motilal Banasidass Publishers, ISBN 81-208-0911-4.
** Has a translation of the Hevajra tantra, including a commentary by [[Yogaratnamala]].

Revision as of 01:05, 15 December 2005


The Hevajra practice is defined in a set of Hevajra root tantra texts (Tibetan kye rdo rje'i rgyud) from Kangyur of which there currently exist three versions:


Books and Translations

  • The Concealed Essence of the Hevajra Tantra, by Farrow/Menon, Motilal Banasidass Publishers, ISBN 81-208-0911-4.
    • Has a translation of the Hevajra tantra, including a commentary by Yogaratnamala.