Dakshinachara

Dakshinachara

दक्षिणाचार, dakṣiṇācāra

Dakshinachara (from Sanskrit dakṣiṇā – right, favorable, ācāra – behavior, way of action) is a right-hand path, one of the stages of tantric practice, which combines elements and methods of karma-kanda (rituals), bhakti-yoga, and jnana-yoga. It also includes some elements of vāmācāra as a preparation for the practices of vira-bhava and divya-bhava.