Three inner tantras

The three inner tantras (Wyl. nang gi rgyud) are, in the context of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism:

1. the Mahayoga tantras,
2. the Anuyoga tantras and
3. the Atiyoga tantras.

Further Reading

• Tulku Thondup,
  • Masters of Meditation and Miracles, edited by Harold Talbott (Boston: Shambhala, 1999), pages xx-xx.
  • The Practice of Dzogchen (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1989), pages 22-46.