Bhavana Upanishad

Bhavana Upanishad
Bhavana Upanishad
	The text discusses the human body as Srichakra yantra.
Devanagari	भावन
IAST	Bhāvana
Title means	Feeling, internal visualization
Date	~15th-century CE
Type	Shakta
Linked Veda	Atharvaveda
Chapters	1
Verses	37
Philosophy	Shaktism, Vedanta

The Bhavana Upanishad (Sanskrit: भावन उपनिषद्, IAST: Bhāvana Upaniṣad) is a medieval era minor Upanishad of Hinduism.^[8] Composed in Sanskrit, the text is classified as one of the Shakta Upanishads and attached to the Atharvaveda.^[5]^[6] The Upanishad identifies the human body as Srichakra yantra and elaborates on this theme,^[1] and its worship.^[9]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference vedlit489 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Teun Goudriaan (1992). Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism: Studies in Honor of Andre Padoux. State University of New York Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7914-0898-8.
^ Cush 2007, p. 740.
^ Warrier 1967, pp. 67–73.
^ ^a ^b Tinoco 1996, p. 88.
^ ^a ^b ^c Narayanaswami 1999.
^ Mahadevan 1975, pp. 238–239.
^ Mahadevan 1975, pp. 234–239.
^ Mahadevan 2006, p. 204.

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[2] Teun Goudriaan (1992). Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism: Studies in Honor of Andre Padoux. State University of New York Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7914-0898-8.

[FOOTNOTECush2007740-3] Cush 2007, p. 740.

[FOOTNOTEWarrier196767–73-4] Warrier 1967, pp. 67–73.

[FOOTNOTETinoco199688-5] Tinoco 1996, p. 88.

[FOOTNOTENarayanaswami1999-6] Narayanaswami 1999.

[FOOTNOTEMahadevan1975238–239-7] Mahadevan 1975, pp. 238–239.

[FOOTNOTEMahadevan1975234–239-8] Mahadevan 1975, pp. 234–239.

[FOOTNOTEMahadevan2006204-9] Mahadevan 2006, p. 204.

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