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*[[Mother Tantras]], such as the [[Chakrasamvara Tantra]]; and | *[[Mother Tantras]], such as the [[Chakrasamvara Tantra]]; and | ||
*Non-dual Tantras, such as [[Kalachakra]].<ref>The Kalachakra Tantra can be designated either as a Mother Tantra or Non-dual Tantra. See ''Kalachakra Tantra, Rite of Initiation'' by the [[Dalai Lama]] and Jeffrey Hopkins (London: Wisdom, 1985), pages 165-6.</ref> | *Non-dual Tantras, such as [[Kalachakra]].<ref>The Kalachakra Tantra can be designated either as a Mother Tantra or Non-dual Tantra. See ''Kalachakra Tantra, Rite of Initiation'' by the [[Dalai Lama]] and Jeffrey Hopkins (London: Wisdom, 1985), pages 165-6.</ref> | ||
==Further Reading== | |||
*Glenn H. Mullin, ''The Dalai Lamas on Tantra'' (Snow Lion Publications, 2006) | |||
==Internal Links== | ==Internal Links== | ||
Revision as of 09:45, 25 March 2013
The Sarma tradition of new translation schools, recognizes four classes of tantra (Wyl. rgyud sde bzhi):
And one inner class of tantra, which is called
- Anuttarayoga Tantra, or Highest Yoga Tantra.
The latter is divided into three:
- Father Tantras, such as the Guhyasamaja Tantra, the King of Tantras;
- Mother Tantras, such as the Chakrasamvara Tantra; and
- Non-dual Tantras, such as Kalachakra.[1]
Further Reading
- Glenn H. Mullin, The Dalai Lamas on Tantra (Snow Lion Publications, 2006)
Internal Links
- The six classes of tantra of the Nyingma school.
Notes
- ↑ The Kalachakra Tantra can be designated either as a Mother Tantra or Non-dual Tantra. See Kalachakra Tantra, Rite of Initiation by the Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins (London: Wisdom, 1985), pages 165-6.