Difference between revisions of "Six classes of tantra"

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+'''[[Six classes of tantra]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[rgyud sde drug]]'') — in the [[Nyingma]] school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], the [[tantra]]s are divided into six classes:
-Six classes of tantra (Wyl. rgyud sde drug) — in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, the tantras are divided into six classes:
-    the three outer classes of tantra (which are common to both the Sarma and Nyingma schools):
+*the [[three outer classes of tantra]] (which are common to both the [[Sarma]] and Nyingma schools):
+:1. the [[kriya tantra]],
+:2. the [[charya tantra]] and
+:3. the [[yoga tantra]].
+and
+*the [[three inner tantras|three inner classes of tantra]] (which are specific to the Nyingma school):
+:4. the [[Mahayoga]] tantras,
+:5. the [[Anuyoga]] tantras and
+:6. the [[Atiyoga]] tantras.
-. the kriya tantra,
+==See Also==
-. the charya tantra and
+*The [[four classes of tantra]] of the Sarma schools
-. the yoga tantra.
-and
+==Further Reading==
+{{Nolinking|*[[Tulku Thondup]], ''The Practice of Dzogchen'' (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1989), pages 10-46.}}
-    the three inner classes of tantra (which are specific to the Nyingma school):
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-. the Mahayoga tantras,
-. the Anuyoga tantras and
-. the Atiyoga tantras.
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 [[Category:Tantras]]
 [[Category:Nyingma]]

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