Tantra

Summary

Tantra is a religious concept^[1]. Tantra ranks in the top 2% of religious_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,171 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tantra's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[3].
• Tantra's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[4].
• Tantra's instance of is recorded as religious concept^[5].
• Tantra is a type of Vajrayana^[6].
• Tantra's Commons category is recorded as Tantra^[7].
• Tantra comprises Buddhist tantric literature^[8].
• Tantra comprises Tantra in Hinduism^[9].
• Tantra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tantra^[10].
• Tantra's main subject is Shaktism^[11].
• Tantra's facet of is recorded as Hinduism^[12].
• Tantra's facet of is recorded as Buddhism^[13].
• Tantra's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[14].
• Tantra's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[15].
• Tantra's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[16].
• Tantra's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11^[17].
• Tantra's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Tantra's different from is recorded as Tantra^[19].
• Tantra's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Yoga^[20].
• Tantra's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Hinduism^[21].
• Tantra's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Buddhism^[22].
• Tantra's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject India^[23].
• Tantra's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Nepal^[24].
• Tantra's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Religion^[25].
• Tantra's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Alternative Views^[26].
• Tantra's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Sexology and sexuality^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Tantra's instance of is recorded as religious concept^[5]. Tantra is a type of Vajrayana^[6].

Use and Application

Components include Buddhist tantric literature^[8], a literary genre^[28] and Tantra in Hinduism^[9], a religious concept^[29].

Influence

Things named for Tantra include Tantraloka^[30], a religious text^[31], written by Abhinavagupta^[32].

Why It Matters

Tantra ranks in the top 2% of religious_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,171 views/month).^[2] Tantra has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Tantra is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Tantra has been cited as an influence by Contemplation of Money^[35], a project^[36], founded in 1997^[37].

Entities named for Tantra include Tantraloka^[30], a religious text^[31], written by Abhinavagupta^[32].

FAQs

Who did Tantra influence?

Tantra has been cited as an influence by Contemplation of Money^[35].