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tantra

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term tantra
Tibetan rgyud
Sanskrit tantra
Pali
Definition (1) An everlasting stream of continuity. On the causal level, the mental continuum, with its various aspects of Buddha-nature. On the pathway level, the continuity of practices involving Buddha-figures. On the resultant level, the continuity of the various corpuses or bodies of a Buddha. (2) The texts that discuss the above topics.

TRANSLATION (French)

Translation tantra de l'anuttarayoga
Definition (1) Un flux infini de continuité. Au niveau causal, le continuum mental avec ses différents aspects de la nature de bouddha. Au niveau de la voie, la continuité de paratiques impliquant les figures de bouddha. Au niveau de la résultante, la continuité des différents corpus ou corps d'un bouddha. (2) Les textes qui traitent des sujets mentionnés ci-dessus.

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

Arabic تانترا
German Tantra
French tantra de l'anuttarayoga
Italian tantra
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... tantra; continuum; mental continuum; life continuum
Russian тантра
Vietnamese mật điển
Chinese (simplified) “坦多罗”(密咒)、密传
Chinese (traditional) “坦多羅”(密咒)、密傳