Vidhnas, 163
vidhi (conduct of rite), 163
Viu, 179–180
visualization, 45–52, 132
vivaks.a (intention), 154
Vivekananda, 181, 185
Vorurteil (prejudgment), 8–9
Vraja, land of (Braj), 175, 183
vrata s (vows), 89, 203
Wessinger, Catherine, 100–101, 102, 226–227
White, David G., 63, 122
womanhood, Hindu: celibacy and, 205; ideals of, 10, 19–20, 29–31; traditional values and, 198. See also femininity
women: as actors in tantric practice, 121–123, 124; as caste group, 129–131; as gods, 127, 131–140; health/welfare of, 13–14, 149–150, 155, 158, 160, 166; initiation and, 136, 137; ritual on behalf of, 164–166. See also femininity
“women are gods” verse, 128, 131, 132, 137–139. See also Kl Practice
women’s rights: Gandhi and, 15, 199, 212–213; Kl Practice and, 122–123; mythical narratives and, 209–214
yajrtha (purpose of ritual), 154
Yama (God of Death), 24–25, 26–28
Ymuncrya, 179
yantras, 36, 68–69, 174–175, 193, 224
“Yes to St, No to Ram” (Kishwar), 91
yoga, 63
yonis, 66–67, 68–69, 121–123
Yoni Tantra (YT), 127
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