Tantra

A survey of the different types of mandalas used for many different purposes, both in sutra and tantra.

An outline of some varieties of the phenomenon of consciousness traveling with a subtle form outside the rough body, found in the written and oral records of the Buddhist traditions of India and Tibet.

The tulku system of reincarnate lamas is unique to Tibetan Buddhism. Learn the minimum stage of practice required for generating a line of tulkus.

Chakrasamvara (Heruka) is a mother tantra practice of anuttarayoga tantra. It provides the most detail about the methods for generating the four levels of blissful awareness of voidness within the central energy-channel, enabling access to the subtlest level of mind, clear...

Understanding and appreciating Kalachakra’s unique features and methods for attaining enlightenment grow based on first understanding and appreciating the unique features of Mahayana sutra, general tantra and anuttarayoga tantra.

Much confusion has arisen in Tibetan Buddhism about Dharma protectors, therefore it is beneficial to examine their history in Buddhism to better understand what role they play on the path to enlightenment.

Guhyasamaja is called the “King of Tantras” since its commentaries by the Indian Madhyamaka masters Nagarjuna, Aryadeva and Chandrakirti provide the full mechanism for unpacking the terse and purposely enigmatic language of the anuttarayoga root tantra texts. As a father...

The Nyingma master Longchenpa uses the structure of the four themes of Gampopa to elaborate on the graded path of sutra, tantra and dzogchen.

An overview of dzogchen practices in Bon by the 33rd Menri Trizin.

Two phenomena may constitute a naturally inseparable pair or a joined pair attained through the power of meditation. They may simultaneously arise with each other, share a similar family-cause, or have the same functional nature. Understanding these distinctions helps deepen...