Buddhist tantras
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Buddhist tantras are esoteric scriptures of Vajrayana Buddhism that present ritual, meditative, and doctrinal frameworks for attaining enlightenment through mantra, visualization, and deity yoga.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buddhist tanras | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
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Vajrayana text ⓘ esoteric text ⓘ religious scripture ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
Buddhahood
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enlightenment ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool |
Esoteric Buddhism
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Newar Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Shingon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
doctrinal expositions
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meditation instructions ⓘ ritual manuals ⓘ |
| corePractice |
deity yoga
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initiation (abhisheka) ⓘ mandala visualization ⓘ mantra recitation ⓘ ritual offering ⓘ yoga of the subtle body ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Mahayana sutras ⓘ |
| doctrinalTheme |
Buddha-nature
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emptiness (shunyata) NERFINISHED ⓘ non-duality ⓘ pure perception of reality ⓘ transformation of passions into wisdom ⓘ |
| hasClassification |
Anuttarayoga Tantra
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Charya Tantra NERFINISHED ⓘ Kriya Tantra NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoga Tantra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage |
Classical Chinese
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Newar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ Tibetan ⓘ |
| hasSubclassification |
Father Tantra
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Mother Tantra NERFINISHED ⓘ Non-dual Tantra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfComposition |
Gupta period
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post-Gupta period ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Esoteric Buddhism
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Himalayan Buddhist art ⓘ Tibetan ritual culture ⓘ |
| presupposes |
bodhisattva vows
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tantric vows (samaya) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
esoteric initiation
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guru-disciple transmission ⓘ |
| sharesConceptWith | Hindu tantras ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
mandalas
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mantra syllables ⓘ mudras ⓘ |
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