TY - JOUR
TI - Mystical Cosmophysiology in Vaishnava Sahajiya tradition
AU - Czyżykowski, Robert
TI - Mystical Cosmophysiology in Vaishnava Sahajiya tradition
AB - 
	The main theme of the article is the conviction that there is no single pan-Indian concept of the subtle or mystical body. All these phenomena are closely connected with the local ecosystem and culture, and appear as an effect of the collective influence of the religions active in a particular region. There is no doubt that some differences appear because of the varieties of individual vision experiences. This paper is a presentation of the doctrine of the body in the tradition of Vaishnava Sahajiya. This doctrine is the effect of synthesis of different elements which reflect the complex and various cultural landscape of Bengal (Vaishnava, Siddhas, Tantric Buddhism, Śaktism). Generally we can distinguish yogic and mythological elements (the Vaishnava tradition of Caitanya). The system of the subtle body centres (vessels –sarovara) and the net of internal channels (nadi) is in agreement rather with the Buddhist (sahajiya) scheme of four chakras than with the Hindu Tantric model of six chakras.
VL - 2012
IS - Volume 45, Issue 1
PY - 2012
SN - 0137-2432
C1 - 2084-4077
SP - 21
EP - 36
DO - 10.4467/20844077SR.12.002.0794
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/studia-religiologica/article/mistyczna-kosmofizjologia-w-wisznuizmie-sahadzija
KW - subtle body
KW - Tantra
KW - Yoga
KW - Bengal
KW - Vaishnav aSahajiya
KW - body