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Tantras meaning
plural of tantra
Using Tantras
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of tantra
- In the example corpus, tantras often appears in combinations such as: the tantras, tantras in.
Context around Tantras
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tantras
- In this selection, "tantras" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, yoga, buddhist and inner stand out and add context to how "tantras" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and inner tantras a different and annuttara yoga tantras in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tantras" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tantras
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Canonical texts: the Tantras, which include advanced practices and symbolic instructions. (11 words)
The word "Tāntrika" is used for followers of the Tantras in Shaivism. (12 words)
Annuttara-yoga tantras In the highest class of tantra, two stages of practice are distinguished. (15 words)
The Buddhist sūtras and tantras do not speak about "the meaning of life" or "the purpose of life", but about the potential of human life to end suffering, for example through embracing (not suppressing or denying) cravings and conceptual attachments. (40 words)
While some of these derive from earlier, pre-Tantric sources, such as the Hindu Upanishads and the Yoga Sūtra, they were greatly expanded upon, ritualized, and philosophically contextualized in these medieval Tantras. (32 words)
Thus, our use of the anglicised adjective “Tantric” for the Buddhist religion taught in Tantras is not native to the tradition, but is a borrowed term which serves its purpose. (30 words)
Example sentences (11)
Canonical texts: the Tantras, which include advanced practices and symbolic instructions.
Laurie Katz Yehia uses oils and mixed media to interpret stories from the Tantras of Shaivism to Dante to Song of Songs.
Annuttara-yoga tantras In the highest class of tantra, two stages of practice are distinguished.
In some Buddhist tantras, both stages can be practiced simultaneously, whereas in others, one first actualizes the generation stage before continuing with the completion stage practices.
Outer and Inner Tantras A different division is used by the Nyingma or Ancient Translation school.
Shingon shares material with Tibetan Buddhism –-such as the esoteric sutras (called Tantras in Tibetan Buddhism) and mandalas – but the actual practices are not related.
The Buddhist sūtras and tantras do not speak about "the meaning of life" or "the purpose of life", but about the potential of human life to end suffering, for example through embracing (not suppressing or denying) cravings and conceptual attachments.
The word "Tāntrika" is used for followers of the Tantras in Shaivism.
Thus, our use of the anglicised adjective “Tantric” for the Buddhist religion taught in Tantras is not native to the tradition, but is a borrowed term which serves its purpose.
While some of these derive from earlier, pre-Tantric sources, such as the Hindu Upanishads and the Yoga Sūtra, they were greatly expanded upon, ritualized, and philosophically contextualized in these medieval Tantras.
Winternitz, volume 1, p. 587. Many orthodox Brahmans who accept the authority of the Vedas reject the Tantras.
Common combinations with tantras
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the tantras 4×
- tantras in 3×