Tantric Mantra: 1 definition
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Tantric Mantra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraTantric Mantras and Vedic Mantras are both used in ritual and meditation—two practices that are sometimes impossible to distinguish—and can be recited aloud, inaudibly, mentally, or can be left unenunciated. Further, though Vedic mantras are often verses of the Vedas themselves, Tantric mantras do not directly come from Sanskrit verses, being instead made of phonemes that have no obvious syntactic value. When used in ritual, neither type of mantras are treated as verse. Instead, practitioners use both Vedic and Tantric mantras as ritual objects connected to, but not defined by, the meanings assigned to their words or phonemes.
Tantric and Vedic Mantras diverge in the Tantric use of phonemes. In the Tantric system, practitioners consider the Mantric phonemes to be identical to the deities themselves. In addition to aural expression, the Mantrin performs the placement (nyāsa) of the mantra. Here, he manifests the Mantric phonemes on the bodies of other practitioners as well as on maṇḍalas, cakras, and yantras.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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Some Aspects of Religious Music < [August 1938]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Hayagrīva in the Hayagrīvopaniṣad < [Chapter 2]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 1 - The ladder of love and Agamaic worship < [Volume 4.2.2 - Philosophy of Soul]