Action tantra: 1 definition
Introduction:
Action tantra means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsAction Tantra refers to one of the 鈥�Four Classes of Tantra鈥� which are known in Tibetan as rgyud kyi sde bzhi.鈥擳he full list is: action tantra, performance tantra, yoga tantra, and highest yoga tantra.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Acte, Tantra.
Full-text: Three families, Four classes of tantra, rgyud kyi sde bzhi, Performance tantra, Highest yoga, bya rgyud kyi rigs gsum, Yogatantra, rgyud sde 'og ma gsum, Three lower tantra classes, Highest yoga tantra.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Action tantra, Action tantras; (plurals include: Action tantras, Action tantrases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Hevajra Tantra (analytical study) (by Seung Ho Nam)
1.4. Deity Yoga < [Chapter 3 - Tantric Doctrine in Hevajra Tantra]
2. Paramitayana and Vajrayana Schools of Mahayana < [Chapter 1 - Tantric Buddhism]
Tibet (Myth, Religion and History) (by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya)
8. The Three Yanas < [Chapter 7 - Buddhism in Tibet]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
The Ascetic Self: Exploring Subjectivity, Memory, and Tradition < [Volume 136 (2006)]