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Tantra

Era · ~500 CE — presentRegion · India, Tibet, Nepal → global

A family of esoteric Hindu and Buddhist paths that take the body, the senses, sexuality, and the world itself as fields for liberation — rejecting the renunciate split between sacred and profane.

Core beliefs

  1. 01Shakti: the dynamic, feminine energy of consciousness itself.
  2. 02Shiva-Shakti union: the play of awareness and energy.
  3. 03The body as temple — chakras, nadis, kundalini.
  4. 04Every appearance is a face of the divine.

Practices

  • Kundalini awakening
  • Mantra, yantra, mudra
  • Ritual sexual union (in some lineages)
  • Mantra recitation

Key figures

  • · Abhinavagupta
  • · Sir John Woodroffe (Arthur Avalon)
  • · Lalla Yogeshwari

Bridges to other traditions

  • Shakti ↔ Sophia ↔ Holy Spirit (feminine readings)
  • Chakras ↔ Sephirot ↔ subtle anatomy

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