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'''Mother Tantras''' ([[Wyl.]] ''ma rgyud'') are divided into the Heruka Class, which includes the ''[[Chakrasamvara Tantra]]'' and ''[[Hevajra Tantra]]''; Permanence Class; and Vajrasattva Class, which includes the ''[[Kalachakra Tantra]]''. | The '''Mother Tantras''' ([[Wyl.]] ''ma rgyud'') of the [[Sarma]] tradition are divided into: | ||
*the [[Heruka]] Class, which includes the ''[[Chakrasamvara Tantra]]'' and ''[[Hevajra Tantra]]''; | |||
*the Permanence Class; and | |||
*the [[Vajrasattva]] Class, which includes the ''[[Kalachakra Tantra]]''. | |||
The Mother Tantras are also sometimes categorized in six classes. | |||
==Further Reading== | |||
*[[Ringu Tulku]], ''The Ri-me Philosophy of Jamgön Kongtrul the Great'' (Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, 2006), pages 86-93. | |||
==Internal Links== | |||
*[[Father Tantras]] | |||
[[Category:Tantras]] | [[Category:Tantras]] | ||
Revision as of 07:03, 9 September 2009
The Mother Tantras (Wyl. ma rgyud) of the Sarma tradition are divided into:
- the Heruka Class, which includes the Chakrasamvara Tantra and Hevajra Tantra;
- the Permanence Class; and
- the Vajrasattva Class, which includes the Kalachakra Tantra.
The Mother Tantras are also sometimes categorized in six classes.
Further Reading
- Ringu Tulku, The Ri-me Philosophy of Jamgön Kongtrul the Great (Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, 2006), pages 86-93.