Tantra (esotericism)

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:religion
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Jainism
gptkb:Bon
gptkbp:contrastsWith Vedic orthodoxy
mainstream Buddhism
gptkbp:coreText gptkb:Agamas
gptkb:Buddhist_Tantras
gptkb:Nigamas
Tantras
gptkbp:date early medieval period
gptkbp:emphasizes initiation
ritual purity
esoteric knowledge
guru-disciple relationship
transformation of energy
gptkbp:etymology Sanskrit word meaning 'loom' or 'weave'
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 8th to 13th centuries CE
gptkbp:goal enlightenment
spiritual liberation
union with the divine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tantra (esotericism)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Shaktism
gptkb:Vaishnavism
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkb:New_Age_spirituality
Tibetan Buddhism
gptkbp:influencedBy mythology
folk religions
pre-Vedic traditions
gptkbp:misconception solely about sexuality
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Padmasambhava
gptkb:Abhinavagupta
gptkb:Naropa
gptkb:Tilopa
gptkb:Gorakshanath
gptkb:Matsyendranath
gptkbp:originatedIn Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:meditation
gptkb:ritual
gptkb:data_visualization
mantras
yantra
sexual rites
gptkbp:relatedConcept chakras
kundalini
siddhi
left-hand path
shakti
right-hand path
mahamudra
maithuna
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Mongolia
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:studiedBy religious scholars
Indologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tantra_Chudamani
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7