PROF Jim Mallinson's Outputs (3)

Haṭhayoga’s Early History: From Vajrayāna Sexual Restraint to Universal Somatic Soteriology (2020)
Book Chapter
Mallinson, J. (2020). Haṭhayoga’s Early History: From Vajrayāna Sexual Restraint to Universal Somatic Soteriology. In G. D. Flood (Ed.), Hindu Practice (177-199). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198733508.003.0008

In India physical methods have been used for religious ends since at least 1000 bce. For two millennia these methods were simple techniques of privation in which the body was mortified, usually by holding a particular posture for long periods, in ord... Read More about Haṭhayoga’s Early History: From Vajrayāna Sexual Restraint to Universal Somatic Soteriology.

The Amṛtasiddhi: Haṭhayoga’s Tantric Buddhist Source Text (2020)
Book Chapter
Mallinson, J. (2020). The Amṛtasiddhi: Haṭhayoga’s Tantric Buddhist Source Text. In D. Goodall, S. Hatley, H. Isaacson, & S. Raman (Eds.), Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (409-425). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004432802_019

Jaina Non-Tīrthas in Madhyadeśa I: Fragments of Digambara Temples and A New Vaiṣṇava Inscription in Tumain (2020)
Journal Article
Flügel, P., Balogh, D., Wright, J. C., & Mallinson, J. (2020). Jaina Non-Tīrthas in Madhyadeśa I: Fragments of Digambara Temples and A New Vaiṣṇava Inscription in Tumain. Jaina studies, 15, 23-30

The article introduces the term 'non-tīrtha' as a new analytical category to designate Jaina sacred sites that have vanished or do not yet exist, according to the cyclical Jaina conception of history. It presents new evidence on two different Digamba... Read More about Jaina Non-Tīrthas in Madhyadeśa I: Fragments of Digambara Temples and A New Vaiṣṇava Inscription in Tumain.