Six classes of tantra
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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):
1. the kriya tantra,
2. the charya tantra and
3. the yoga tantra.
and
the 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.