Thank you!

The writers who quote him, though without citing him, take some creative liberties—adding lines, reordering lines, changing some phrasing, etc. But, more or less, this text established an aesthetics of tantric dance that were widely adopted and adapted.

This text is remarkable for a number of reasons, but perhaps mostly because it gets quoted repeatedly by Tibetan scholars across centuries and sects: Jamyang Kunga Sonam (1485-1533), the Fifth Dalai Lama (1617-1682), Lochen Dharmasri (1654-1717/18), and Jamgon Kongtrul (1813-1899), to name a few.

Little is known about this Candragomi—he’s been confused with the 5th-7th century Indian playwright Candragomin before. But this text of his belongs to a group of short texts he wrote on the arts: dancing, chanting, drumming, drawing, etc.

Thank you 🙏 Hi James!

Me too!

This sounds so interesting—how exciting!

Thanks so much! So glad to be connected.

I would love to be added to this list to connect with other PS people, if my work isn’t too tangential. Thank you for making this!

Very cool! Based on his clothing and adornments, it looks like he may be a Tibetan Buddhist lama. Or perhaps a ngakpa, a non-monastic tantrist.

Garbo is 9, believe it or not! She has looked like a puppy her whole life 😂