Conceptions of bodhi in Indian Tantric Buddhism
In this course we will read and reflect on a number of discussions by tantric Buddhist authors of some of the most central questions of their religion: what is the nature of bodhi(awakening)? and what does it mean to be a Buddha (awakened one)? The differences between tantric and non-tantric Buddhist views will be considered, as well as the larger context of debates on the nature of liberation/awakening in Indian religio-philosophical thought.