Tantra

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Tantra is an esoteric spiritual tradition from the Indian subcontinent that uses ritual, mantra, and meditative practices—often centered on deities like Kali—to transform consciousness and attain liberation.

All labels observed (11)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian philosophical system ⓘ
esoteric tradition ⓘ
religious practice ⓘ
spiritual tradition ⓘ
aimsAt liberation ⓘ
spiritual realization ⓘ
transformation of consciousness ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Bhairava ⓘ
linked to: Rudra

Durga ⓘ
linked to: Goddess Durga

Kali ⓘ
Shakti ⓘ
linked to: Shaktas

Shiva ⓘ
centralConcept Shakti ⓘ
linked to: Shaktas

chakras ⓘ
kundalini ⓘ
nadi energy channels ⓘ
subtle body ⓘ
emphasizesConcept immanence of the divine ⓘ
non-duality ⓘ
sacralization of the body ⓘ
union of Shiva and Shakti ⓘ
hasBranch Anuttarayoga Tantra ⓘ
Buddhist Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Vajrayana

Hindu Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Tantra

Kriya Tantra ⓘ
Mantrayana ⓘ
linked to: Vajrayana

Shaiva Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Shaivism

Shakta Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Shaktism

Vaishnava Tantra ⓘ
Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Vajrayana

Yoga Tantra ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
hasOrigin Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
hasReputation esoteric ⓘ
secret teachings ⓘ
hasTextualForm Agamas ⓘ
Buddhist Tantras ⓘ
Nigamas ⓘ
Tantra scriptures ⓘ
linked to: Tantra

Tantras (Hindu texts) ⓘ
historicalDevelopment early medieval India ⓘ
influenced Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ
Neo-Tantra movements ⓘ
Sri Vidya tradition ⓘ
linked to: Sri Vidya

Vajrayana Buddhist ritual ⓘ
oftenMisinterpretedAs primarily sexual practice ⓘ
requires guru-disciple relationship ⓘ
teachesMethod deity yoga ⓘ
initiation (diksha) ⓘ
usesInstrument mandala ⓘ
mudra ⓘ
sacred syllables ⓘ
yantra ⓘ
usesPractice mantra ⓘ
meditation ⓘ
ritual ⓘ
visualization ⓘ
yogic techniques ⓘ

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Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kali → worshipTradition → Tantra ⓘ
Vajrayana → hasScripturalBasis → Buddhist tantras ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Bindu → religiousTradition → Tantra ⓘ
subject linked to: bindu
Bindu → philosophicalContext → Shakta Tantra ⓘ
subject linked to: bindu
linked to: Tantra
Maha Meru → reveredIn → Tantra ⓘ
Mahakala → tradition → Tantric Hinduism ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Mahadevi → worshipTradition → Tantric Hinduism ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Tantrasāra → influencedBy → Trika Tantras ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Kashmir Shaivism → developedFrom → Shaiva Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Nath yogis → associatedWith → Tantric yoga ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Shakti → worshipTradition → Tantra ⓘ
Kalikula → scripturalBasisIncludes → Tantras ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Tantra → hasTextualForm → Tantra scriptures ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Tantra → hasBranch → Hindu Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Bindu → usedIn → Tantra ⓘ
Kundalini → religion → Tantra ⓘ
Kali Mata → associatedWith → Tantra ⓘ
Kameshvari → worshippedIn → Tantric traditions ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Bhaskararaya → fieldOfWork → Tantra ⓘ
Great Black One → usedInContext → Hindu Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Matsyendranath → associatedWith → Tantric yoga ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Yogini Tantra → genre → Tantra ⓘ
Tantras (Hindu texts) → associatedWith → Tantric Hinduism ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Yoga Tantra → hasDomain → Tantra ⓘ
Spandakārikāḥ → religiousContext → Tantric Hinduism ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Arthur Avalon → studies → Hindu Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
The Serpent Power → subject → Tantra ⓘ
Principles of Tantra → mainSubject → Hindu Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Garland of Letters → mainSubject → Hindu Tantra ⓘ
linked to: Tantra
Bhuvaneswari → worshipTradition → Tantra ⓘ
subject linked to: Goddess Bhuvaneswari