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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:
'''Tantra''' (Skt.; Tib. ''gyü''; [[Wyl.]] ''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 key texts of the [[Vajrayana]]
*the [[Vajrayana]], as opposed to the [[sutra]] vehicle
*the [[Vajrayana]], as opposed to the [[sutra]] vehicle

Revision as of 07:53, 25 August 2008

Tantra (Skt.; Tib. gyü; Wyl. 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