Does anyone have a source reference for Advayavajra in tantric buddhism?
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This article on tantra -- [Buddhist Tantra - 5](http://www.kamakotimandali.com/blog/index.php?p=481&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1) -- says
> The deities of the vajrayAna are all manifestations of shUnya.
> Advayavajra says in a very characteristic verse that the deities are
> nothing but manifestations of shUnya and are by nature non-existent,
> and whenever there is manifestation it must be shUnya in essence. The
> process of evolution of deities from shUnya has four stages: the first
> is the right perception of the shUnyatA or voidness, the second is its
> connection with the germ syllable, the third is the conception of an
> icon and the fourth is the external representation of the deity. This
> statement which occurs both in the sAdhanamAlA and in advayavajra is a
> very strong argument against the theory that later Buddhism was
> nothing but gross idolatry.
>
> They are rather the voluntary manifestations of the shUnya in
> accordance with the bIjamantras uttered by the worshippers, with an
> appearance suitable for the function he has to discharge.
Does anyone have the appropiate references to these statements?
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Jan 21, 2020, 10:50 PM
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