Inner tantras

Inner or superior tantras (Wyl. rgyud sde steng ma, nang gi rgyud) —

In the context of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, this refers to the three classes of:

• Mahayoga tantras,
• Anuyoga tantras and
• Atiyoga tantras.

In the context of the Sarma schools this refers to the single class of the Anuttarayoga Tantra, which can be sub-divided into:

• father tantras,
• mother tantras and
• non-dual tantras.