Tantra

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Tantra [Skt.] (Tib. gyü; rgyud). The term’s basic meaning is ‘thread’ or ‘continuity’. In its more specific usages, the term can mean:

  • the key texts of the Vajrayana
  • the Vajrayana, as opposed to the sutra vehicle
  • the ‘mental continuum’ or mindstream