The function of the cakras in religious experience

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dc.contributor.advisorKawamura, Leslie S.
dc.contributor.authorLakusta, Christy-Anne
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-16T17:08:00Z
dc.date.available2005-08-16T17:08:00Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 82-87en
dc.description.abstractThe cakra system is a very elaborate internal mandala that is transposed onto the physical body of a practitioner. The components of the cakra system form an elaborate paradigm within the body that correspond to and reflect different realities of the external environment. In the esoteric tradition one of the means by which a practitioner comes to identify oneself with a higher level of reality and achieve a non-dual state of consciousness is by visualizing and experiencing the internal cakra system. In this thesis the role of the cakra system as found in the Hevajratantra will be examined because without an internal experience of the cakra system it becomes difficult to understand the significance of the external ritual practice. In short this thesis will demonstrate how the cakra system is foundational for an inner spiritual experience and the development of a practitioner's spiritual growth.en
dc.format.extentvii, 97 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationLakusta, C. (2004). The function of the cakras in religious experience (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17087en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/17087
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/41700
dc.language.isoeng
dc.language.isosan
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleThe function of the cakras in religious experience
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineReligious Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1514 520492031
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleaseyen
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