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'''Three Inner Yanas of Vedic Asceticism''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dka' thub rig byed kyi theg pa gsum'') — these are the [[three outer classes of tantra]]:  
'''Three Inner Yanas of Vedic Asceticism''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dka' thub rig byed kyi theg pa gsum'') — these are the [[yana]]s based on the [[three outer classes of tantra]]:  
 
*the yana of [[kriya tantra]],  
*the yana of [[kriya tantra]],  
*the yana of [[charya tantra]] and  
*the yana of [[charya tantra]] and  

Revision as of 18:50, 28 December 2008

Three Inner Yanas of Vedic Asceticism (Wyl. dka' thub rig byed kyi theg pa gsum) — these are the yanas based on the three outer classes of tantra:

You might wonder why are these called ‘vehicles of Vedic ascetism.’ It is because the three outer classes of tantra stress aspects of ascetic conduct, such as ritual purification and cleanliness, and in this respect they are similar to the Vedic tradition of the brahmins.