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Tantric sex or sexual yoga refers to a range of practices in Hindu and Buddhist tantra that utilize sexuality in a ritual or yogic context. Tantric sex is associated with antinomian elements such as the consumption of alcohol, and the offerings of substances like meat to deities. Moreover, sexual fluids may be viewed as power substances and ...
Neotantra, navatantra ( Sanskrit: नव, nava 'new'), or tantric sexuality is a Western new religious movement influenced by the Eastern esoteric spiritual traditions of Tantra. Rooted in elements of Hindu and Buddhist tantras, neotantra blends New Age interpretations with modern Western perspectives, often emphasizing the sexual aspects of ...
Shava sadhana is part of the vamachara ('heterodox') practice of worship, which is followed by the esoteric Tantra. [ 1] Shava sadhana is regarded as one of Tantra's most important, most difficult and most secret rituals. Tantric texts as well as oral tales detail the process of the ritual and also tell its importance.
Tantra ( / ˈtæntrə /; Sanskrit: तन्त्र, lit. 'expansion-device, salvation-spreader; loom, weave, warp') is an esoteric yogic tradition that developed on the Indian subcontinent from the middle of the 1st millennium CE onwards in both Hinduism and Buddhism.
Tantra, or tantric massage, [ 1] is a form of Erotic massage, which incorporates elements from the neotantric movement in the Western world. The word Tantra refers to an esoteric yogic tradition that was first developed in India from the middle of the 1st millennium CE. Tantric massage focuses on the primary erogenous zones of the body, such as ...
Thangka of Mahasiddha Naropa, 19th century. The Six Dharmas of Nāropa ( Wylie: na ro'i chos drug, Skt. ṣaḍdharma, "Naro's six doctrines" or "six teachings") are a set of advanced Tibetan Buddhist tantric practices compiled by the Indian mahasiddhas Tilopa and Nāropa (1016-1100 CE) and passed on to the Tibetan translator-yogi Marpa Lotsawa ...
Penetrating the Secret Essence Tantra: Context and Philosophy in the Mahayoga System of rNying-ma Tantra. [full citation needed] Keown, Damien, ed. (2003). A Dictionary of Buddhism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860560-9. Kongtrül, Jamgön (2005). The Treasury of Knowledge, Book Six, Part Four Systems of Buddhist Tantra ...
Vaishnava Sahajiya. Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā was a form of Hindu tantric Vaishnavism focused on Radha Krishna worship that developed in Eastern India ( Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Assam ). [ 1][ 2] This tradition flourished from the 16th to the 19th century. [ 3] The Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā tradition produced many great poets who wrote in the Bengali ...