Yogini Tantra

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Yogini Tantra is a medieval Shakta tantric text from eastern India that focuses on the worship of the goddess and esoteric ritual practices.

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Yogini Tantra canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious text
Shakta scripture
Tantric text
associatedDeityAspect Kamakhya as supreme goddess
associatedWithRegion Assam
Eastern India
linked to: eastern India

Kamarupa
linked to: Kamarupa Kingdom
associatedWithTemple Kamakhya Temple
associatedWithTradition Kaula tradition
Left-hand Tantra
linked to: Kaula Tantra
category Indian religious text
Sanskrit literature
Tantric literature
contains Descriptions of sacred geography of Kamarupa
Instructions for worship of Yoginis
Myths of the goddess
cosmologyType Shakta cosmology
describes Esoteric sexual rites
Initiation rites
Mantra practices
Puja procedures
Ritual worship of the goddess
Yantra worship
emphasizes Guru-disciple transmission
Power (Shakti) of the goddess
Ritual secrecy
focusesOnDeity Devi
Yoginis
genre Shakta Tantra
linked to: Shakta Tantras

Tantra
influenced Later Shakta Tantric practice in Assam
Regional goddess cults in Kamarupa
language Sanskrit
mainSubject Esoteric practices
Goddess worship
Tantric ritual
mentionsPlace Kamakhya
linked to: Goddess Kamakhya
period Medieval period
philosophicalOrientation Non-dual Shaktism
linked to: Shaktism
relatedTo Kalika Purana
Kularnava Tantra
Rudra Yamala Tantra
religiousTradition Hinduism
Shaktism
scriptureType Agama
textualForm Dialogue format
transmission Oral and manuscript tradition

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Shaktas veneratesScripture Yogini Tantra
Shakta canon includesText Yogini Tantra
Kalika Purana relatedTo Yogini Tantra