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	mandala
		Mandalas are used in the rituals of tantric initiation.
		All monks at Tibetan Buddhist monasteries are required to learn how to construct mandalas as part of their training.
		The learning process is two-fold, including the memorization of texts that specify the names, lengths, and positions of the primary lines that define the basic structure of mandalas, as well as the manual techniques of drawing and pouring sand.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /george/mandala.html (685 words)

	Vajrayana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The most important aspect of the tantric path is to 'use the result as the Path'; which means that rather than placing full enlightenment as a goal far away in the future, one tries to identify with the enlightened body, speech and mind of a Buddha.
		Tantric techniques may initially appear to consist of ritualistic nonsense; however, it should only be practiced on the basis of a thorough understanding of Buddhist philosophy and strictly following the traditions.
		From this point of view the esoteric Vajrayana is the only Buddhist teaching which is not a compromise with the limited nature of the audience to which it is directed, since the teachings are said to be the Dharmakaya (the principle of enlightenment) in the form of Mahavairocana, engaging in a monologue with himself.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vajrayana (2049 words)

	Congress of the Holy -- Yab-Yum Iconography by Holy Mountain
		Showing Buddhist deities and their consorts in copulation, yab-yum icons in fact are meditational devices a sadhaka (the Tantric adept worshipper) uses, among other tools, to achieve the religious experience of liberation from the misery of being chained to the false realities perceived by the human senses.
		The Tantric Buddhist, on the contrary, dares to use the things of this world, which he recognizes to be nothing more than fleeting (and thus half-truth) images of the absolute reality, to achieve release from attachment.
		In Tantric Buddhist practice, the adept is supposed to have done all his discursive studies and meditations before he qualifies to do the yogic disciplines.
	www.holymtn.com /gods/Yab-Yum.htm (1460 words)

	BUDDHIST RITUAL OBJECTS
		In Tantric Buddhist iconography, the battle axe is held by ferocious deities to symbolize Iconography, it is a weapon held in the hand of Parasuram, the sixth Avatar of Vishnu, who descended to this world to fight Kshatriyas caste of warriors at the call of Bramins.
		In Buddhist iconography, the Kalasa helds Amrit, the water or the elixir of immortality.
		As a Buddhist symbol it represents the esoteric doctrine of Buddha.
	www.buddhastatues.org /buddha_ritual_objects.htm (2572 words)

	"Tantric" Means (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tantric texts stress that practice with consorts is not a form of sexual indulgence, but rather a form of controlled visualization that uses the special bliss of sexual union.
		In a well-known warning given by master to student, he or she who embarks upon the tantric path may be compared to a small snake inside a hollow bamboo tube.
		Buddhist tantric practitioners, ngakpas -- they are not monks -- generally do not take a consort until they are middle-aged when their meditation and other practices are stable.
	www.khandro.net /Buddhism_tantric.htm (3643 words)

	Tantric Symbols
		The vajra is probably a derivation of a weapon and a sceptre, and may have its origins in the trident and a mendicants' staff, and symbolises being indestructible, therefore sometimes compared to a diamond.
		In the center of the mandala is Mount Meru, the central axis in the Buddhist (and Jain) cosmos.
		The purpose of a mandala is to acquaint the student with the tantra, and thus allowing the student to identify with the deity and its sacred surroundings as the mandala.
	buddhism.kalachakranet.org /tantra_symbols.html (3639 words)

	Tantric Symbols
		In tantric rituals, the Vajra is normally held in the right hand, and the Bell in the left.
		Phurbas refer to the Buddhist theme of self-control, and to the tantric employment of negative powers on the path to enlightenment.
		The purpose of a mandala is to acquaint the student with the tantra, and thus allowing the student to identify with the deity and its surroundings as the mandala.
	www.omplace.com /omsites/Buddhism/tantricsymbols.html (2769 words)

	Chod in Limitless-Oneness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		On one hand, Buddhist teachings point out that attachment to the body and identification with one’s physical existence is the main source of suffering, while on the other hand, respect for life is also clearly taught by stipulating no-killing as one of the five basic rules of conduct.
		Buddhists do use medicine to heal themselves of diseases, do clean their bodies, houses and gardens, and in so doing killing of micro-bacteria, insects and mice is often inevitable.
		The tantric teaching on proper caring of the body is with the understanding that self is an illusion and that with proper training the body may help one to realize the selfless nature of all phenomena.
	www.yogichen.org /efiles/chod.html (12182 words)

	About Buddhist Tantra
		It was brought to Tibet where it developed in a Tibetan framework and became a basic part of Vajrayâna, or Tibetan Buddhist practice.
		Tantric practices include many systems of visualization, mantra and other skillful means.
		When one decides to become a "Tantric Buddhist practitioner," one gets initiation from a teacher of a specific Tantric tradition and is given, or chooses, a certain deity with which to identify as well as specific mantras and other practices.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /about_buddhist_tantra.htm (1176 words)

	Tibetan Buddhism - an introduction of the Pre-Bon, Mahayana Buddhist and Tantric foundations of Buddhism in Tibet
		By contrast the Tantric or Vajrayana school, ("Vehicle of the Diamantine Thunderbolt"), innovated a "rapid path" to nirvana, by which it could be attained within one's lifetime.
		On a high, ideological level this is evidenced by Tantric sects oftentimes having recourse to mystical visualisations seemingly derived from the Pre-Bön Religion.
		Buddhism, a comparatively late import to Tibet, was ideologically attractive to the intellectual elite with the innovation of Tantric techniques by which individuals could attain enlightenment within their lifetime.
	www.imperialtours.net /tibetan_buddhism.htm (1485 words)

	BUDDHISM BOOKS - Books on Buddhism, Buddhist Studies, Buddhist Art, Buddhist Paintings from India
		Donaldson, Thomas : Iconography of the Buddhist Sculpture of Orissa, 2 Vols.; 2001, pp.
		It is first of its kind to deals comprehensively with the history of Buddhism in South India and the concentration of Vajrayana Buddhist centres, with their historical background and the emergence of various deities with the relevant sadhanas.
		Watson, Burton (Tr.) : The Vimalakirti Sutra (Buddhist Trad.
	www.geocities.com /bookloversindia/buddhism.html (4278 words)

	Buddhist Meditation Simplified Tantric Bliss
		It was brought to Tibet where it developed in a Tibetan framework and beame a basic part of Vajrayana, or Tibetan Buddhist practice.
		Tantric practices include many systems of visualization, mantra and other skillful means.
		When one decides to become a "Tantric Buddhist practitioner," one gets initiation from a teacher of a specific Tantric tradition and is given, or chooses, a certain deity with which to identify as well as specific mantras and other practices.
	www.tantricbliss.com (225 words)

	Tantric Practice
		The recitation of mantras is a very important part in tantric practice, as it is used to transform the speech as part of transforming our body, speech and mind into the respective pure aspects of a Buddha).
		It is often claimed that Buddhist tantra is a derivative from tantric practices of Shivaism, but in fact, the reverse may be true.
		"it is possible to declare, without fear of contradiction, that the Buddhists were the first to introduce the tantras into their religion, and that the Hindus borrowed them from the Buddhists in later times, and that it is idle to say that later Buddhism is an outcome of Saivaism.
	buddhism.kalachakranet.org /tantra_practice.html (3520 words)

	Newar Buddhist Culture in Modern Context and its Future Implications
		Newar Buddhism is to be classified with the tradition of Indian Vajrayana or Tantric Buddhism deriving its lineages from Siddha tradition of Nalanda and Vikramashila monastic Universities of India.
		In modern Theravada tradition, many Buddhist monks and nuns seemed to be well educated and they are active in teaching to the local mass but on the other hand, there are conspicuous lack of learned scholars and teachers in Newar Vajrayana Buddhism thereby resulting on disrespect to the tradition itself.
		The establishment of a Buddhist college in which it is essential to study all three vehicles of Buddhism.
	www.lrcnepal.org /papers/nbcp-ppr-3.htm (4644 words)

	JAIC 1992, Volume 31, Number 1, Article 6 (pp. 41 to 50)
		Tantric images were originally intended to be viewed only by those who have been initiated into the corresponding meditation.
		I also interviewed a Tibetan Buddhist teacher regarding her perceptions of the form and meaning of each of the mudrās seen on the Ta pho sculptures.
		Thubten Jigme Norbu feels that it is acceptable for the uninitiated to study a tantric Buddhist image for the sake of art history.
	aic.stanford.edu /jaic/articles/jaic31-01-006_3.html (1380 words)

	Vajrayana
		Vajrayana, or Tantric Buddhism, has been described as the latest phase in the development and evolution of Buddhist thought.
		The result of all this is that one rises in an "illusory body", so called because it is a spirit body rather than a physical body, and at death, rather than be caught up by the bardo and reincarnation, one remains in full consciousness in the illusory body, so attaining Buddhahood.
		Offers a 13 inch metal plaque of the tibetan buddhist mantra of compassion "om mani padme hum" as well as information on the meaning of the mantra and how the plaque was made.
	www.kheper.net /topics/Buddhism/Vajrayana.htm (764 words)

	Dance Mandal Institute: Foundation of Classical Performing Arts
		Tantric Buddhist Dances of Nepal documents the mythological origins of the Kathmandu Valley, highlighting the origins of Vajrayana Buddhism and Tantric Buddhist practice in the Kathmandu Valley.
		This sacred dance form is one of the religious arts of the Tantric Buddhist priests of the Kathmandu Valley, who perform it as part of their esoteric meditation and rituals.
		The Tantric practitioner dances in a state of deep meditative awareness in order to embody the living presence of the compassionate, peaceful, and fierce divinities, who are described in the esoteric Sanskrit charya-giti songs, sung as accompaniment to the dance.
	www.dancemandal.com /video.php (596 words)

	Tibetlink - Dalai Lama gives the first-ever Tantric Buddhist Empowerment in Japan
		The 3-day empowerment concluding Wednesday is the first-ever Tantric Buddhist empowerment given by the Dalai Lama in Japan.
		He led the initiation rituals for empowerment in the morning and granted preliminary empowerment of Mahavairochana Abhisambodhi Tantra, which comes under Yoga Tantra, the third of the Four Tantric Buddhist Schools.
		The Daishoin Temple practices the Shingon sect of Tantric Buddhism which was introduced in Japan in 809 A.D. by Kobo Daishi, also called Khorpa Tharchin or Namkhai Gyatso in Tibetan.
	tibetlink.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=808&Itemid=2 (396 words)

	ackland.org - Buddhist Art and Ritual \| Tantric Buddhist Altar
		According to Vajrayana or tantric teachings, each person is a potential Buddha.
		Once the mind is liberated from egocentric thoughts and actions are dedicated towards helping others, the clear light that exists within shines forth as enlightenment.
		Most Buddhist homes, monasteries and temples have an altar, in some form, dedicated for worship.
	www.ackland.org /art/exhibitions/buddhistart/altar.htm (357 words)

	Black Sect Tantric Buddhism Temple
		His intention was to establish the first Black Sect Tantric Buddhist temple in his native Taiwan.
		This is the first Black Sect Tantric Buddhist temple at its fourth stage set up in the West.
		Professor Lin-Yun encourages the disciples of Black Sect Tantric Buddhism to diligently pursue their professional careers in the mundane world and contribute to the well-being of society.
	www.yunlintemple.org /temple.htm (887 words)

	REIKI AND TANTRIC MAGIC
		It is thought that he entered a Tendai Buddhist school on or near Mt. Kurama ("horse saddle mountain") at age four.
		BUDDHIST ORIGINS OF Tantra has its origin in tantric yoga, in which sexual “energy” is manipulated for a variety of purposes — from seeking a magical union of lovers to attaining “union” with God or with the “Supreme Self” (
		Vajrayana (Tantric or Esoteric Buddhism) is described by Santa Clara University Religious Studies Department as follows: “The most recent movement began around 500AD called Vajrayana, or the "Diamond Vehicle".
	www.crossveil.org /page9.html (2061 words)

	Buddhism views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		We Buddhists give most of our attention to the practice of concentration and meditation on voidness, through this, all the sorrows and the root of sorrow, which is the inner self, the eighth consciousness, may be overcome and transformed into Buddha's wisdom.
		The reason for the Buddhist superiority is this: the Buddhist Tantric practitioner spends much time and energy avoiding his own sorrows whether gross or subtle.
		The Tantric Hindu, holding tightly to the higher self, limits his wisdom and power while the Buddhist, being free of even this, attains unlimited wisdom and power.
	www.hare-krishna.org /printthread.php?Board=HareKrishnaNews&main=3870&type=post (3597 words)

	Tantric Buddhism,Buddhist Temple Tours,India Buddhist Tours Packages for Buddhism,Buddhism in India,India Buddhist Tour ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tantric practice is a highly advanced form of psycho-physical exercises in order to achieve transformation of one's body and mind quickly into the perfected state of a Buddha.
		Next, at least some understanding of the philosophy of emptiness is essential for tantric practice, as this is the basic mental state in which tantric practice becomes more than just ritual or strange practice of imagination.
		Ideally, a tantric practitioner should have full realisations of bodhicitta and emptiness instead of merely a conceptual understanding.
	www.buddhisminindia.com /tantrik-buddhism.html (1407 words)

	Love and Passion in Tantric Buddhist Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Notwithstanding the fact that the Buddha essence is non-polar, Buddhist iconographers use sexual polarity to symbolize the twin concepts of insight and compassion.
		Tantric Buddhism is unique among Buddhist sub-traditions in its acceptance of the body and sense experience as sources of knowledge and power.
		Tantric Buddhists eulogized the body as an "abode of bliss" and boldly affirmed that desire, sexuality, and pleasure can be embraced on the path to enlightenment.
	www.santosha.com /index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=33 (1387 words)

	Amazon.com: Secret of the Vajra World : The Tantirc Buddhism of Tibet: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Secret Of The Vajra World: The Tantric Buddhism Of Tibet by Reginald A. Ray (Professor of Buddhist Studies, Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado) is the second and final volume of "The World of Tantric Buddhism" series from Shambhala Publications.
		A straightforward presentation written in plain accessible terms for readers at all Buddhist studies and experience levels, Secret Of The Vajra World deftly explores the foundations of Vajrayana, the essence of Tantric Buddhist philosophies, and applications of Buddhist principles and insights to one's own personal life, bodhisattvas in the world, and a great deal more.
		Many fine points are offered,explaining rationales for teacher worship (not the zombie mind-control so common in the media but a sort of high ethical introject, or transference for personal maturation), visualization of gods and goddesses, the meaning of mahamudra and dzogchen, and the importance of retreat.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/157062772X?v=glance (2982 words)

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