Kalacakratantra, Kālacakratantra, Kalacakra-tantra: 1 definition
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyKālacakratantra (कालचक्रतन्त्र) refers to the famous Tantra of the Buddhists which introduces the cult of Kālacakra into Buddhism.—Vimalaprabhā is the commentary on the Kālacakratantra which is referred to in the Niṣpannayogāvalī. It is thus probable that the cult of Kālacakra came into vogue in the 10th century. According to the Kālacakratantra, the cult was given the name of Ādibuddhayāna or Ādiyāna. From the Vimalaprabhā it is evident that by introducing the worship of Kālacakra, the circle of time, an attempt was made to bring the warring communities of the Hindus and the Buddhists under the same banner, and unite them against the cultural penetration of the Mlecchas from the Western borders of India where the followers of Islam were daily growing strong and were destroying old and ancient civilizations.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: Kalacakra, Tantra.
Full-text: Vimalaprabha, Manjushrikirti, Yantra, Kalacakra, Nada, Prana, Bindu, Hathayoga, Dharmodaya.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Kalacakratantra, Kālacakratantra, Kalacakra-tantra, Kālacakra-tantra; (plurals include: Kalacakratantras, Kālacakratantras, tantras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Indian Buddhist Iconography (by Benoytosh Bhattachacharyya)
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 21 - Shong ston rdo rje rgyal mtshan < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Chapter 2 - Date of the Kālacakra-tantra < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
Kalachakrayana (in Tantric Buddhism) < [Chapter 2]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(2) Mahasamaya Sutta < [Chapter 4 - Subject Matter of the Third Bhanavara]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 9.14 (Commentary) < [Chapter 9 (Text And Commentary)]
1. The rNying-ma School and the Three Inner Classes of Tantra < [Introduction]
10b. The Zur Lineage in Central Tibet < [Introduction]
Buddhist Vestiges of Andhradesa < [July – September, 1994]