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| + | The '''three outer''' or '''[[lower classes of tantra]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[rgyud sde 'og ma sum]]'', ''[[phyi'i rgyud]]'') are classes of [[tantra]] which are common to both the [[Nyingma]] and [[Sarma]] schools of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. | ||
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| + | They are also called the [[three yanas of vedic asceticism|three tantras of vedic asceticism]]. They are: | ||
*the [[kriya tantra]], | *the [[kriya tantra]], | ||
*the [[charya tantra]] and | *the [[charya tantra]] and | ||
*the [[yoga tantra]]. | *the [[yoga tantra]]. | ||
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
| − | {{Nolinking|*Tenzin Gyatso, the | + | |
| − | *[[Tulku Thondup]], ''The Practice of Dzogchen'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1989), pages 15-22.}} | + | {{Nolinking|*[[Tenzin Gyatso]], the [[Fourteenth Dalai Lama]], ''The World of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]'' ([[Boston]]: [[Wisdom Publications]], 1995), '18. [[Tantric Practice]]: The [[First Three Classes of Tantra]]'. |
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| + | *[[Tulku Thondup]], ''The [[Practice of Dzogchen]]'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1989), pages 15-22.}} | ||
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| − | [[Category:Outer Tantras]] | + | [[Category:Outer Tantras]]{{BuddhismbyNumber}} |
Latest revision as of 14:45, 18 November 2015
The three outer or lower classes of tantra (Wyl. rgyud sde 'og ma sum, phyi'i rgyud) are classes of tantra which are common to both the Nyingma and Sarma schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
They are also called the three tantras of vedic asceticism. They are:
- the kriya tantra,
- the charya tantra and
- the yoga tantra.
Further Reading
- Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, The World of Tibetan Buddhism (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995), '18. Tantric Practice: The First Three Classes of Tantra'.
- Tulku Thondup, The Practice of Dzogchen (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1989), pages 15-22.
