The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2531 page)
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(
Perfection
of Wisdom), (Mah
)ratnak
a (found mainly in 5th-cent. Chinese translations, s
tras which seem to be a compendium of Mah
y
na teaching), Buddh
vata
saka (see
AVATA
SAKA
for an example), and Mah
sa
nip
ta (a diverse collection showing an interest in
magic
).
The addition of Tantric texts represents the last stage of the Buddhist canon. They are now divided into four groups:
Perfection
of Wisdom), (Mah
)ratnaka (found mainly in 5th-cent. Chinese translations, stras which seem to be a compendium of Mahyna teaching), Buddhvatasaka (seeAVATA
SAKAfor an example), and Mah
sanipta (a diverse collection showing an interest inmagic
).
The addition of Tantric texts represents the last stage of the Buddhist canon. They are now divided into four groups:
(i) Kriy
(ii) Cary
(iii) Yogatantra, the workings of ‘inner yoga’ in meditation and trance;
(iv) Anuttarayogatantra, esoteric rituals, often concerned with the workings of sexual symbolism, accessible only to the initiated
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