Main article: Deity yoga An 18th century Mongolian miniature which depicts a monk generating a tantric visualization A Japanese depiction of the Amida Triad in Seed Syllable form ( Siddham Script). Visualizing deities in the form of seed syllables is a common Vajrayana meditation. In Shingon, one of the most common practices is Ajikan ( 阿字觀), meditating on the syllable A. a b David B. Gray, ed. (2007). The Cakrasamvara Tantra: The Discourse of Śrī Heruka (Śrīherukābhidhāna). Thomas F. Yarnall. American Institute of Buddhist Studies at Columbia University. pp. ix–x. ISBN 978-0-9753734-6-0.

the most infamous product of this period was Crowley's semi-autobiographical novel, Diary of a Drug Fiend , published in 1922. Written at top speed Traditional tantra is divided into red tantra and white tantra. White tantra is the solo practice, which incorporate yoga and meditation. Red tantra is the sexual practice.

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Vajrayāna ( Sanskrit, " Vajra vehicle"), also known as Mantrayāna (Mantra Vehicle), Mantranāya (Path of Mantras), Guhyamantrayāna (Secret Mantra Vehicle), Tantrayāna (Tantra Vehicle), Tantric Buddhism, and Esoteric Buddhism, is a Buddhist tradition of tantric practice that developed in the Indian subcontinent and spread to Tibet, Nepal, other Himalayan states, East Asia, and Mongolia. the Sakyapa specialize in the Hevajra Tantra, the Nyingmapa specialize in the various so called Old Tantras and terma cycles, and the most important Kagyudpa and Gelugpa tantras are Guhyasamāja, Cakrasaṃvara and Kālacakra. [93] Dunhuang manuscripts [ edit ]

Tanta expert Barbara Carrellas, ACS, AASECT, author of “ Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex For The Twenty-First Century” explains why: In the vehicle of Sutra Mahayana, the "path of the cause" is taken whereby a practitioner starts with his or her potential Buddha-nature and nurtures it to produce the fruit of Buddhahood. In the Vajrayāna, the "path of the fruit" is taken whereby the practitioner takes his or her innate Buddha-nature as the means of practice. The premise is that since we innately have an enlightened mind, practicing seeing the world in terms of ultimate truth can help us to attain our full Buddha-nature. [50] Experiencing ultimate truth is said to be the purpose of all the various tantric techniques practiced in the Vajrayana.In Tibetan Buddhism practiced in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, and Bhutan, Buddhist Tantra is most often termed Vajrayāna (Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་ཐེག་པ་, dorje tekpa, Wyl. rdo rje theg pa) and Secret mantra (Skt. Guhyamantra, Tib. གསང་སྔགས་, sang ngak, Wyl. gsang sngags). The vajra is a mythical weapon associated with Indra which was said to be indestructible and unbreakable (like a diamond) and extremely powerful (like thunder). Thus, the term is variously translated as Diamond Vehicle, Thunderbolt Vehicle, Indestructible Vehicle and so on. his passions of writing and mountain climbing. During his Cambridge years, he would also adopt the name Vajrayāna practices are connected to specific lineages in Buddhism, through the teachings of lineage holders. Others might generally refer to these texts as the Buddhist Tantras. [1] It includes practices that make use of mantras, dharanis, mudras, mandalas and the visualization of deities and Buddhas. In the Unsurpassed Yoga Tantras, the most widespread tantric form in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, this method is divided into two stages, the generation stage ( utpatti-krama) and the completion stage ( nispanna-krama). In the generation stage, one dissolves one's reality into emptiness and meditates on the deity-mandala, resulting in identification with this divine reality. In the completion stage, the divine image along with the illusory body is applied to the realization of luminous emptiness. knowledge of Tantric practice was limited. Thus he recounts Crowley's correspondence with David Curwen, who alleged to have studied

Representations of the deity, such as statues ( murti), paintings ( thangka), or mandala, are often employed as an aid to visualization, in deity yoga. The use of visual aids, particularly microcosmic/macrocosmic diagrams, known as mandalas, is another unique feature of Buddhist Tantra. Mandalas are symbolic depictions of the sacred space of the awakened Buddhas and Bodhisattvas as well as of the inner workings of the human person. [86] The macrocosmic symbolism of the mandala then, also represents the forces of the human body. The explanatory tantra of the Guhyasamaja tantra, the Vajramala, states: "The body becomes a palace, the hallowed basis of all the Buddhas." [87] Main article: Tantras (Buddhism) Diamond Realm mandala, based on the tantric Vajrasekhara Sutra, and symbolizing the final realization of Vairocana Buddha in Shingon Naked tantrikas dancing and eating from skull cups ( kapalas), closeup of a Chakrasamvara mandala Lü, Jianfu (2017). Chinese and Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism. Studies on East Asian Religions. Vol.1. Brill. pp.72–82.

The yoga of relationships.

Indonesian Esoteric Buddhism refers to the traditions of Esoteric Buddhism found in the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra before the rise and dominance of Islam in the region (13–16th centuries). The Buddhist empire of Srivijaya (650 CE–1377 CE) was a major center of Esoteric Buddhist learning which drew Chinese monks such as Yijing and Indian scholars like Atiśa. [121] The temple complex at Borobudur in central Java, built by the Shailendra dynasty also reflects strong Tantric or at least proto-tantric influences, particularly of the cult of Vairocana. [122] [123] The doctrine of Buddha-nature, as outlined in the Ratnagotravibhāga of Asanga, was also an important theory which became the basis for Tantric views. [41] As explained by the Tantric commentator Lilavajra, this "intrinsic secret (behind) diverse manifestation" is the utmost secret and aim of Tantra. According to Alex Wayman this "Buddha embryo" ( tathāgatagarbha) is a "non-dual, self-originated Wisdom ( jnana), an effortless fount of good qualities" that resides in the mindstream but is "obscured by discursive thought." [42] This doctrine is often associated with the idea of the inherent or natural luminosity ( Skt: prakṛti-prabhāsvara-citta, T. ’od gsal gyi sems) or purity of the mind ( prakrti-parisuddha). Initially, Crowley seems to have been repulsed by such practices, for example when he wrote with disdain Red tantra is your opportunity to bring everything you’ve learned in your solo practice into an exchange with a lover,” explains Piper. No solo practice? No way to bring that to a lover. ultimate goal that Crowley sought through his sexual magic seems went far beyond the mundane desire for