esoteric practice
C43431
concept
An esoteric practice is a specialized, often secret or obscure set of spiritual, mystical, or philosophical techniques intended for a limited group of initiates rather than the general public.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vajrayana practice | 3 |
| esoteric practice canonical | 3 |
| Chinese esoteric practice | 1 |
| Taoist practice | 1 |
| Western esoteric practice | 1 |
| energy cultivation practice | 1 |
| healing practice | 1 |
| tantric Buddhist practice | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: esoteric practice
Generated description
An esoteric practice is a specialized, often secret or obscure set of spiritual, mystical, or philosophical techniques intended for a limited group of initiates rather than the general public.
Instances (11)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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practical Kabbalah
surface form:
Practical Kabbalah
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— |
| Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram | Western esoteric practice |
| Anuttarayoga Tantra | Vajrayana practice |
| Waidan | — |
| Qigong | energy cultivation practice |
| inner alchemy | Taoist practice |
| nèidān | Chinese esoteric practice |
| Mesmerism | healing practice |
| Mahamudra meditation | tantric Buddhist practice |
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Ngöndro (preliminary practices)
surface form:
Ngöndro
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Vajrayana practice |
| Six Yogas of Naropa | Vajrayana practice |