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Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G.J.S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several fields of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of Saivism, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Buddhism, Saivism and Vaisnavism; religious art and architecture; and Sanskrit belles lettres. Former students and other experts influenced by his scholarship here offer papers that contribute significantly to our understanding of the cultural, religious, and intellectual histories of premodern South and Southeast Asia.Contributors are: Peter C. Bisschop, Judit Törzsök, Alex Watson, Isabelle Ratié, Christopher D. Wallis, Péter-Dániel Szántó, Srilata Raman, Csaba Dezso, Gergely Hidas, Nina Mirnig, John Nemec, Bihani Sarkar, Jürgen Hanneder, Diwakar Acharya, James Mallinson, Csaba Kiss, Jason Birch, Libbie Mills, Ryugen Tanemura, Anthony Tribe, and Parul Dave-Mukherji.