Tantra

Tantra (Skt.; Tib. gyü; Wyl. rgyud) — the term’s basic meaning is ‘thread’ or ‘continuity’. In its more specific usages, the term can mean:

• the key texts of the Vajrayana
• the Vajrayana, as opposed to the sutra vehicle
• the ‘mental continuum’ or mindstream

Internal Links

• Tantrayana
• Ten topics of tantra
• Four classes of tantra