[Buddha-l] Re: buddha-l Digest, Vol 18, Issue 31

[Bernie Simon]

On Aug 22, 2006, at 9:37 AM, John Whalen-Bridge wrote:

> My question, in response to the idea that some
> tantric teachings flaunt unconventionality, is: What are the textual
> manifestations of such an anticonventionality and/or iconoclasm?  I 
> know
> some siddhis where weird dudes.  What would be the most 
> well-established
> antecedants to "crazy wisdom" teachings, and what was that status of
> such texts before, say, "the swans came to the lake"?

I  sometimes wonder how Tantra got a reputation for antinomianism for 
behavior not much worse than can be observed at any faculty party.

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Bernie Simon / Jinpa Zangpo