The Hevajra Tantra [Part 2: Illusion]

The Hevajra Tantra is one of the most important and renowned tantras of the Yoginī class. Its teachings are delivered by the deity Hevajra in response to questions variously asked by the bodhisattva Vajragarbha, the goddess Nairātmyā, or collectively by the yoginīs of the Hevajra maṇḍala. The tantra covers a range of esoteric topics, but is primarily concerned with the innate state, which is cultivated through initiation, the stages of meditation practice, and above all the sequence of the four joys. The Hevajra Tantra was and continues to be studied and practiced widely, and has inspired a vast corpus of commentarial, meditation, and ritual literature.