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|Glossary-Definition=Tantra, when juxtaposed with sūtra, generally refers to the scriptures and texts which discuss esoteric topics. While the term is used to refer to texts on other topics, it is mostly used to refer to the genre of scriptures and texts on themes and topics associated with Vajrayāna Buddhism.
 
|Glossary-Definition=Tantra, when juxtaposed with sūtra, generally refers to the scriptures and texts which discuss esoteric topics. While the term is used to refer to texts on other topics, it is mostly used to refer to the genre of scriptures and texts on themes and topics associated with Vajrayāna Buddhism.
|Glossary-Senses=The terms implies a continuum or stream and is thus used to refer to scriptures which teach a substrate nature such as Buddha Nature that underlies empirical phenomena.
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|Glossary-Senses=The term implies a continuum or stream and is thus used to refer to scriptures which teach a substrate nature, such as buddha-nature, that underlies empirical phenomena.
 
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Key Term tantra
In Tibetan Script རྒྱུད།
Wylie Tibetan Transliteration rgyud
Devanagari Sanskrit Script तन्त्र
Romanized Sanskrit tantra
Tibetan Phonetic Rendering gyu
Chinese Script 密宗
Chinese Pinyin mìzōng
Richard Barron's English Term tantra
Jeffrey Hopkin's English Term continuum
Ives Waldo's English Term continuum
Term Type Noun
Basic Meaning Tantra, when juxtaposed with sūtra, generally refers to the scriptures and texts which discuss esoteric topics. While the term is used to refer to texts on other topics, it is mostly used to refer to the genre of scriptures and texts on themes and topics associated with Vajrayāna Buddhism.
Has the Sense of The term implies a continuum or stream and is thus used to refer to scriptures which teach a substrate nature, such as buddha-nature, that underlies empirical phenomena.
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