Kalachakra tantra

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Buddhist tantra esoteric Buddhist text tantric system

The Kalachakra tantra is an advanced Buddhist tantric system centered on complex cosmology, time cycles, and esoteric meditation practices, especially prominent in Tibetan Buddhism.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Kalachakra Tantra 1
Kalachakra deity yoga 1
Kalachakra six-branch yoga 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist tantra ⓘ
esoteric Buddhist text ⓘ
tantric system ⓘ
associatedWith Gelug tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jonang tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kagyu tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nyingma tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sakya tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shambhala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythic kingdom of Shambhala ⓘ
classifiedAs highest yoga tantra ⓘ
cosmologicalFeature Mount Meru NERFINISHED ⓘ
four continents ⓘ
kalpa cycles ⓘ
ethicalRequirement Bodhisattva vows ⓘ
tantric vows ⓘ
focusesOn Buddhist soteriology ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
tantric meditation ⓘ
time cycles ⓘ
goal Buddhahood ⓘ
enlightenment ⓘ
hasCommentary Vimalaprabha NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConcept alternative Kalachakra ⓘ
drops ⓘ
inner Kalachakra NERFINISHED ⓘ
outer Kalachakra NERFINISHED ⓘ
sixfold Kalachakra ⓘ
subtle channels ⓘ
winds ⓘ
hasConsort Vishvamata NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDeity Kalachakra NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguage Sanskrit ⓘ
Tibetan ⓘ
includesPractice Kalachakra initiation NERFINISHED ⓘ
deity yoga ⓘ
mandala visualization ⓘ
mantra recitation ⓘ
yogic subtle body practices ⓘ
influenced Tibetan astrology NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibetan calendrical calculations ⓘ
practicedBy Tibetan lamas ⓘ
prophecy final battle against barbarian forces ⓘ
future king of Shambhala ⓘ
publiclyPromotedBy 14th Dalai Lama NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires initiation from qualified guru ⓘ
subtraditionOf Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
teaches completion stage practice ⓘ
generation stage practice ⓘ
textGroup Kalachakra root tantra ⓘ
Vimalaprabha commentary NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Jonang school → coreTeaching → Kalachakra tantra ⓘ
Jonang school → hasPractice → Kalachakra tantra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kalachakra deity yoga
Jonang school → hasPractice → Kalachakra tantra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kalachakra six-branch yoga
Tibetan Buddhism → hasPracticeSystem → Kalachakra tantra ⓘ
Jonang school → scripture → Kalachakra tantra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kalachakra Tantra