doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet
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tantrism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | buddhism |
| Derivation | tantric, tantrist |
Examples of tantrism
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Tantrism became the dominant form of Buddhism in Tibet from the 8th century.
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Tantrism originated in the early centuries CE and developed into a fully articulated tradition by the end of the Gupta period.
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Tantrism is an esoteric tradition.
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Robert Brown notes that the term tantrism is a construction of westernscholarship, not a concept that comes from the religious system itself.
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Then, in the hush that followed, the Dalai Lama delivered an eight-hour discourse on tantrism, the most magical form of Mahayana Buddhism.
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Tantrism is a practice that is supposed to alter the relation of its practitioners to the ordinary social, religious, and logical reality in which they live.
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- Movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism
- Tantra: doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet
- (tantrist) an adherent of Tantrism
- Tantrism and tantric ideas begin with notions in line with all forms of Buddhism, namely, the idea that Ultimate Reality is a singular Unity. It is not the apparent multiplicity of the present world around us (maya). ...
- The religious window dressing added to Tantra.
