Tantra literature

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:literature
gptkb:religion
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:category Buddhist scripture
Esoteric literature
Indian religious texts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tantra literature
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Shaktism
gptkb:Vaishnavism
gptkb:Newar_Buddhism
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Bengali
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:mainTheme gptkb:meditation
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:yoga
mantras
rituals
initiation
esoteric practices
deity worship
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Hevajra_Tantra
gptkb:Guhyasamāja_Tantra
gptkb:Kularnava_Tantra
gptkb:Mahanirvana_Tantra
gptkb:Shiva_Samhita
Vajrayana texts
gptkbp:period early medieval period
gptkbp:purpose spiritual liberation
union with the divine
attainment of siddhis
gptkbp:regionOfOrigin Indian subcontinent
gptkbp:relatedConcept mantras
initiation (diksha)
guru-disciple tradition
tantric rituals
tantric yoga
tantra (philosophy)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:108_Shakti_Peethas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7