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The '''three outer''' or '''lower classes of tantra''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rgyud sde 'og ma, phyi'i rgyud'') are classes of tantra which are common to both the [[Nyingma]] and [[Sarma]] schools of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. They are also called the [[three yanas of vedic asceticism|three tantras of vedic asceticism]]. They are: | The '''three outer''' or '''lower classes of tantra''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rgyud sde 'og ma sum'', ''phyi'i rgyud'') are classes of tantra which are common to both the [[Nyingma]] and [[Sarma]] schools of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. They are also called the [[three yanas of vedic asceticism|three tantras of vedic asceticism]]. They are: | ||
*the [[kriya tantra]], | *the [[kriya tantra]], | ||
*the [[charya tantra]] and | *the [[charya tantra]] and | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 15 July 2009
The three outer or lower classes of tantra (Wyl. rgyud sde 'og ma sum, phyi'i rgyud) are classes of tantra which are common to both the Nyingma and Sarma schools of Tibetan Buddhism. They are also called the three tantras of vedic asceticism. They are:
- the kriya tantra,
- the charya tantra and
- the yoga tantra.