Tantra

GPTKB entity

Statements (200)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religion
gptkb:Tantra
Buddhist scripture
Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Seventeen_Tantras
gptkbp:alternativeName Dzogchen_tantra
Shakta_tradition
Tantra_text
Tantric_deity
Tantric_practice
Tantric_ritual
Tantric_text
Tantric_texts
Tantric_tradition
Tantric_worship
Yidam
tantra
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Dasa_Mahavidya
gptkb:Saktipitha
gptkb:Yogini_temples
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Saptamatrika
gptkb:Bhairava
gptkb:Durga
gptkb:Kali
gptkb:Parvati
gptkb:Tantra
gptkb:Bhairavi
gptkb:Bhuvaneshwari
gptkb:Chandi
gptkb:Kamala
gptkb:Kundalini
gptkb:Lalita_Tripura_Sundari
gptkb:Matangi
gptkb:Sati
gptkb:Nyingma_school
Tantric practices
sexual practices
Brahman as feminine
gptkbp:category gptkb:religion
esoteric text
gptkbp:centralTo Dzogchen practice
gptkbp:date early medieval period
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Symbolism
gptkb:art
temple architecture
gptkbp:emphasizes divine feminine
gptkbp:etymology Sanskrit word meaning 'loom' or 'weave'
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Durga_Puja
gptkb:Navaratri
gptkb:Kali_Puja
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkb:Great_Perfection
enlightenment
worship of the Goddess
divine feminine
kundalini energy
union of opposites
gptkbp:hasBranch gptkb:left-hand_path_(Vamachara)
gptkb:right-hand_path_(Dakshinachara)
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Chhinnamasta_Temple
gptkb:Kamakhya_Peetha
gptkb:Kamakhya_Temple,_Assam
gptkb:Kamakhya_Temple,_Guwahati
gptkb:Maa_Annapurna_Temple
gptkb:Maa_Baglamukhi_Temple
gptkb:Maa_Bhadrakali_Temple
gptkb:Maa_Chandi_Temple
gptkb:Maa_Durga_Temple
gptkb:Maa_Kali_Temple
gptkb:Maa_Kamakhya_Temple
gptkb:Maa_Kamala_Temple
gptkb:Maa_Matangi_Temple
gptkb:Maa_Tara_Tarini_Temple
gptkb:Mahalaxmi_Temple,_Kolhapur
gptkb:Sati_Peetha
gptkb:pilgrimage_site
gptkb:Ambaji_Temple
gptkb:Baglamukhi_Temple
gptkb:Bhairavi_Temple
gptkb:Chamundeshwari_Temple
gptkb:Chottanikkara_Temple
gptkb:Dakshineswar_Kali_Temple
gptkb:Hinglaj_Mata_Temple
gptkb:Jwalamukhi_Temple
gptkb:Kali_Bari_Temple
gptkb:Kalighat_Temple
gptkb:Kamakhya_Temple
gptkb:Kanaka_Durga_Temple
gptkb:Mahakali_Temple
gptkb:Mahalakshmi_Temple
gptkb:Mangala_Gauri_Temple
gptkb:Meenakshi_Temple
gptkb:Mookambika_Temple
gptkb:Sharda_Peeth
gptkb:Tarapith_Temple
gptkb:Tulja_Bhavani_Temple
gptkb:Vaishno_Devi_Temple
gptkb:Vindhyavasini_Temple
gptkb:Tripura_Sundari_Temple
gptkb:Kanyakumari_Temple
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tantra
gptkbp:iconography Goddess slaying demons
Goddess with multiple arms
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Hevajra_Tantra
gptkb:Guhyasamāja_Tantra
gptkb:Kularnava_Tantra
gptkb:Mahanirvana_Tantra
Vajrayana texts
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Shaktism
gptkb:Vaishnavism
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
Bengali culture
Assamese culture
modern Western esotericism
Nepali culture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Indian_Buddhism
gptkbp:involves gptkb:meditation
gptkb:yoga
gptkb:data_visualization
mantras
rituals
initiation
mudras
esoteric practices
mandalas
gptkbp:language gptkb:Classical_Tibetan
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Ganesha
gptkb:Shakti
gptkbp:mayInclude offerings
fire rituals
deity worship
sexual rites
gptkbp:misconception primarily sexual
gptkbp:numberOfRooms seventeen
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Tibet
Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Shaktism
gptkb:Advaita_(non-dualism)
gptkb:Dualism
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:India
gptkb:Jainism
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:purpose spiritual transformation
union with the divine
attainment of siddhis
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Tibet
gptkb:East_Asia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vaishnavism
gptkbp:requires gptkb:Guru
initiation
gptkbp:rituals offerings of flowers and sweets
animal sacrifice (in some sects)
meditation on the Goddess
recitation of hymns
gptkbp:sacredText Tantras
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Devi_Bhagavata_Purana
gptkb:Devi_Mahatmya
gptkb:Lalita_Sahasranama
gptkb:Tripura_Rahasya
gptkbp:section gptkb:Kaula
gptkb:Samaya
gptkb:Sri_Vidya
gptkb:Srikula
gptkb:Kalika
gptkb:Kalikula
gptkbp:studiedBy religious scholars
Indologists
gptkbp:supportsLanguage gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:teaches non-duality
direct experience of the divine
direct introduction
integration of spiritual and material
nature of mind
use of ritual for transformation
gptkbp:text gptkb:Agamas
gptkb:Buddhist_Tantras
Tantras
gptkbp:tradition Tibetan Buddhism
gptkbp:usedBy Nyingma practitioners
gptkbp:worshipForms gptkb:Puja
gptkb:Tantra
mantras
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:magic
gptkb:tradition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4