The Khecarividya of Adinatha

Made accessible to an English-speaking readership for the first time, this study of the sacred Sanskrit text explores how earlier tantric yogic techniques were developed and mutated into the practices of hathayoga.

James Mallinson is a graduate of Eton and Oxford, holds a master's from the School of Oriental and African Studies, and returned to Oxford University for his doctorate.

1. Introduction 2. The Hathayogic Khecarimudra 3. Sources 4. Conventions in the Apparatus 5. Critical Edition of the Khecarividya 6. Annotated Translation 7. Appendices