> > One is by puja and the other is by adhikara. > > Billy wrote: > Interesting comment and observation... > Billy - There are no "adhikara" or "puja" bija mantras in Sri Vidya, only the maha-mantra containing the sixteen syllables, upon which TM practice is based, which are all enumerated in the Tripura Upanaishad.
The TM bija mantras all come from Swami Brahmanand, a guru and representative of the Shankaracharya Order, which is based in Sringeri, the home of the Saraswati Dasanamis. There is no higher knowedge than Sri Vidya. All the Shankaracharya Dasanamis worship Tripurasundari, the source of all knowledge of the bija mantras used in Sri Vidya. Shankara placed the Sri Chakra, with the bija mantras inscribed thereon, in all the four seats of learning. He then wisely composed the Soundaryalahari for our understanding.
