Tantra

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Tantra is an esoteric spiritual tradition from the Indian subcontinent that uses ritual, mantra, and meditative practices—often centered on deities like Kali—to transform consciousness and attain liberation.

All labels observed (10)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian philosophical system ⓘ
esoteric tradition ⓘ
religious practice ⓘ
spiritual tradition ⓘ
aimsAt liberation ⓘ
spiritual realization ⓘ
transformation of consciousness ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Rudra ⓘ
surface form: Bhairava

Goddess Durga ⓘ
surface form: Durga

Kali ⓘ
Shaktas ⓘ
surface form: Shakti

Shiva ⓘ
centralConcept Shaktas ⓘ
surface form: Shakti

chakras ⓘ
kundalini ⓘ
nadi energy channels ⓘ
subtle body ⓘ
emphasizesConcept immanence of the divine ⓘ
non-duality ⓘ
sacralization of the body ⓘ
union of Shiva and Shakti ⓘ
hasBranch Anuttarayoga Tantra ⓘ
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form: Buddhist Tantra

Tantra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hindu Tantra

Kriya Tantra ⓘ
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form: Mantrayana

Shaivism ⓘ
surface form: Shaiva Tantra

Shaktism ⓘ
surface form: Shakta Tantra

Vaishnava Tantra ⓘ
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form: Vajrayana Buddhism

Yoga Tantra ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
hasOrigin South Asia ⓘ
surface form: Indian subcontinent
hasReputation esoteric ⓘ
secret teachings ⓘ
hasTextualForm Agamas ⓘ
Mahavairocana Tantra ⓘ
surface form: Buddhist Tantras

Nigamas ⓘ
Tantra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tantra scriptures

Tantras (Hindu texts) ⓘ
historicalDevelopment early medieval India ⓘ
influenced Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ
Neo-Tantra movements ⓘ
Sri Vidya ⓘ
surface form: Sri Vidya tradition

Vajrayana Buddhist ritual ⓘ
oftenMisinterpretedAs primarily sexual practice ⓘ
requires guru-disciple relationship ⓘ
teachesMethod deity yoga ⓘ
initiation (diksha) ⓘ
usesInstrument mandala ⓘ
mudra ⓘ
sacred syllables ⓘ
yantra ⓘ
usesPractice mantra ⓘ
meditation ⓘ
ritual ⓘ
visualization ⓘ
yogic techniques ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kali → worshipTradition → Tantra ⓘ
Vajrayana → hasScripturalBasis → Tantra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buddhist tantras
bindu → religiousTradition → Tantra ⓘ
subject surface form: Bindu
bindu → philosophicalContext → Tantra ⓘ
subject surface form: Bindu
this entity surface form: Shakta Tantra
Maha Meru → reveredIn → Tantra ⓘ
Mahakala → tradition → Tantra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tantric Hinduism
Mahadevi → worshipTradition → Tantra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tantric Hinduism
Tantrasāra → influencedBy → Tantra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trika Tantras
Kashmir Shaivism → developedFrom → Tantra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shaiva Tantra
Nath yogis → associatedWith → Tantra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tantric yoga
Shakti is the all-encompassing cosmic power → worshipTradition → Tantra ⓘ
subject surface form: Shakti
Kalikula → scripturalBasisIncludes → Tantra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tantras
Tantra → hasTextualForm → Tantra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tantra scriptures
Tantra → hasBranch → Tantra self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hindu Tantra