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When It Is Good To Be Bad : Medieval Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhist Apologetics (PDF)

By Rev Illuminatus Maximus / March 9, 2010 /

Found : When It Is Good To Be Bad : Medieval Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhist Apologetics (PDF) Antinomianism comes in at least two forms: strong or weak. Weak antinomianism is permissive: one may do what is bad and nevertheless somehow remain not guilty. Strong antinomianism is normative: one is compelled to commit an offence, with the…

Dattatreya the sadhu and the antinomian impulse

By Rev Illuminatus Maximus / January 25, 2010 /

Found : Dattatreya the sadhu and the antinomian impulse The main work attributed to Dattatreya is the Avhadhuta Upanishad, which describes the conditions of the liberated soul, one who is unfettered by dogma, habit, ritual or conventional morality. According to Dattatreya, the liberated one need not have any particular appearance, lifestyle, religion or social role.…