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'''Netra Tantra''' (''Tantra of [Lord of] Eye'') is a [[Tantra]] text attributed to non-[[Shaiva Siddhanta|Saiddhantika]] [[Mantra marga|Mantra margic]] sect of [[Shaivism]] produced between circa 700 - 850 CE in Kashmir.<ref> Sanderson (2015) p.19 </ref> It was commented on by the [[Kashmir Shaivism|Kashmiri Saivite]] Pratyabhijñā philosopher [[Kshemaraja]] (c. 1000-1050) and it was connected with royalty and used in the courts by Śaiva officiants in the role of royal priest (Rājapurohita).<ref>Flood et al (2015)</ref>

Netra Tantra, which also has the names of ''Mrityujit'' and ''Amṛteśavidhāna'', praises [[Shiva]] and [[Shakti]] as the supreme beings in the forms of ''Amṛteśvarabhairava'' and ''Amṛtalaksmī''.  Amrtesvara literally means god of [[Amrita]], [[Ambrosia]]. Mrtyunjya might be the later development of this deity. Netra Tantra is divided into 22 adhikaras or chapters and they describe various aspects of worshipping Amrtesa. The work, divided into 22 adhikaras of uneven length, describing Shaktis of Amritesha,Diksha, Chakras in body, yoginis, bhutas and meditation hymns.<ref>Magee (1996)</ref> Netra Tantra seems the mixture of many traditions within Saivism as well as other sects of Hinduism.

== Footnotes ==

*{{cite journal | url=http://saktatraditions.org/netratantra/ | title=Netratantra | author=Flood, Gavin. [[Bjarne Wernicke-Olesen]],  Rajan Khatiwoda,  Diwakar Acharya | date=2018|journal=Sakta Traditions}}

*{{cite web | url=http://www.shivashakti.com/netra.htm | title=The Netra Tantra | publisher=Shivashakti.com | date=1996 | access-date=4 November 2018 | author=Magee, Mike}}

* {{cite journal | title=Saiva Literatures | author=Sanderson, Alexis | journal=Brills, Encyclopedia of Hinduism | volume=10 | pages=10 - 42}}

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