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tantric Buddhism

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A Dictionary of Buddhism

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A special path which arose within Mahāyāna Buddhism based on treatises known as tantras and, while generally embracing the same

tantrism

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World Encyclopedia

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Term for religious systems within Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism that are based on esoteric practices recorded in sacred

Tantra

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The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature

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2010
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Tantra, a current of religious doctrine and practice found mainly within Hinduism and Buddhism, emerged in India in about the

Tantrism in the West

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The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature

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Since at least the second half of the twentieth century, the Asian tradition known as Tantra or Tantrism has had

Tantrism

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

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(Skt., tantra, ‘extension’, ‘warp on a loom’).

A major current in Indian religious thought, in tension with the orthodox

Tantrism

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A Dictionary of Asian Mythology

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2002

With its roots in pre-Aryan (see Aryans), pre-Hindu (see Hinduism entries) India, Tantrism stands as an alternative

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