In "The Garland of Letters" the english orientalist Sir. John Woodroffe ( Arthur Avalon ) explaines a particular way inside the tantric tradition: the way of tantra sastra, the bija, the chakra an the related mantra. Contents:
Author's Preface THE GARLAND OF LETTERS (VARṆ AMÄ€LÄ€) I. VÄk or the Word II. Artha, Pratyaya and Åšabda III. AÅ›abda and ParaÅ›abda IV. ParaÅ›abda, Causal Åšabda V. Åšakti as Stress VI. Eternality of Åšabda VII. Åšabda as language VIII. Natural Name IX. Vaidika-Åšabda X. The Tattvas XI. Åšakti—Potency to Create XII. NÄda—the First Produced Movement XIII. Bindu or Åšakti—Ready to Create XIV. MÄyÄ-Tattva XV. The Kañcukas XVI. Hamsa XVII. KÄmakalÄ XVIII. The Gross Tattvas and their Lords XIX. Causal Åšaktis of the Praṇ ava XX. The KalÄs XXI. The Garland of Letters or Varṇ amÄlÄ XXII. “Om†XXIII. The Necklace of KÄlÄ« XXIV. Dhvani XXV. Sun, Moon and Fire XXVI. BÄ«ja-Mantra XXVII. á¹¢ adadhvÄs XXVIII. Mantra-SÄdhana XXIX. GÄyatrÄ«-Mantra XXX. The GÄyatrÄ«-Mantra as an Exercise of Reasoning XXXI Ä€tma- SÄdhana