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The saurasaṃhitā: the earliest surviving Tantra on sun-worship
- Abstract:
- The Saurasaṃhitā is the earliest surviving Tantra text on Sun worship available by far, and is preserved in a palm-leaf manuscript preserved in National Archives, Kathmandu, dated Nepal Samvat 69 (equivalent to 949 CE). The Saurasaṃhitā is a little-known but important text that identifies the Sun god with Śiva. What is special in the Saurasaṃhitā is the fact that the cult of Śiva-Sūrya has lost its independence existence in South Asia, whereas in Bali it has not only maintained its independent but also taken central stage.
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- Published
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- 10.5617/ao.9393
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- University of Oslo Library
- Journal:
- Acta Orientalia More from this journal
- Volume:
- 80
- Issue:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 62-75
- Publication date:
- 2022-01-07
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1600-0439
- ISSN:
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0001-6438
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English
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2446947
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pubs:2446947
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2026-07-28
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