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Tantrism is a
Western term and notion, not a
category that is used by
Tantrikas themselves. The term was
introduced by 19th-century Indologists, with...
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maintains its significance. It
remains in use
among shamans, magicians,
tantrikas, and
lamas of
various ethnic backgrounds.
Different traditions and lineages...
- tradition, each
nidhi is
personified as
having a
guardian spirit, with some
Tantrikas worshipping them. The
nature and
characteristics of
nidhis have remained...
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dissolution of the world. An oral tale
about the
shava sadhana is told by the
Tantrikas of Bengal.
Vasudeva Bhattacharya of
Tipperah (West Bengal) went to the...
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Machig Labdrön, a
famous female tantrika,
teacher and
founder of the Chöd lineage...
- of society, such as bachelors, widows, and
world renouncers as well as
Tantrikas. In her
Varanasi temple, however, she
transcends her inau****iousness...
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totally occidental. For the
equivalent Sanskrit tāntrika is found, but not in
Buddhist texts.
Tāntrika is a term
denoting someone who
follows the teachings...
- of
Ancient India, Upto C. 1200 A.D. Vol. 2: Smarta, epic-Pauranika and
Tantrika Hinduism,
Christianity and Islam.
Kusumanjali Prakashan. pp. 171, 188,...
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content of
these texts also
weaken its
identity as an Upaniṣad for non-
Tantrikas.
Sectarian texts such as
these do not
enjoy status as
shruti and thus...
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individual cult is not widespread, but she is well
known and
important among Tantrikas (a type of
Tantric practitioner) and is
worshipped and
depicted as part...
