David L. Snellgrove's two volume critical edition and study of the Hevajra Tantra, part of the London Oriental Series, presents the Sanskrit text alongside its Tibetan translation with an English study of the text's history and transmission; it remains the standard scholarly edition consulted for the text's dating, manuscript witnesses and place in the Vajrayana Buddhist textual corpus.
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Citation
AuthorDavid L. Snellgrove
PublisherOxford University Press, London (London Oriental Series, Vol 6)
Publication Year1959
Source TypeCritical edition
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
A named specialist's critical edition of the Sanskrit and Tibetan witnesses with an accompanying scholarly study, the standard academic edition of this text. Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)
This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 16 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Esoteric Texts, 11 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
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