Tantra of the great liberation = Mahānirvāna tantra : a translation from the Sanskrit, with introduction and commentary / by Arthur Avalon.

'This Dover edition, first published in 1972, is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the work originally by Luzac and Company, London, in 1913.'.

1 Questions relating to the liberation of beings. -- 2 Introduction to the worship of Brahman. -- 3 Description of the worship of the supreme Brahman. -- 4 The mantras, placing of the jar, and purification of the elements of worship. -- 5 The revelation of the mantras, placing of the jar, and purification of the elements of worship. -- 6 Placing of the shripatra, homa, formation of the chakra, and other rites. -- 7 Hymn of praise (stotra), amulet (kavacha), and the description of the kula-tattva. -- 8 The dharmma and customs of the castes and ashramas. -- 9 The ten kinds of purificatory rites (sangskara). -- 10 Rites relating to vriddhi shraddha, funeral rites, and purnabhisheka. -- 11 The account of expiatory acts. -- 12 An account of the eternal and immutable dharmma. -- 13 Installation of the devata. -- 14 The consecration of shiva linga and description of the four classes of avadhutas.

'...is essentially a series of conversations between the great god Shiva and his Shakti, or consort-energy. Shiva gives instructions for meditation exercises and mental projections that must be made; yogic exercises of an individual sort; mantras for concentration and mind-training; ceremonies of shaktic worship; physiological information on the system of chakras or nerve-centers; and the role of tantrism in life.'

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