Tantric Buddhism

In Vajrayana (tantric Buddhism) as the guru is perceived as the way itself.

Secrecy is often a cornerstone of tantric Buddhism, simply to avoid harm to oneself and to others by practicing without proper guidance.

The symbolism of union and sexual polarity is a central teaching in Tantric Buddhism, especially in Tibet.

Goma, which originated in Vedic India, became a ritual of Japanese Tantric Buddhism by the early ninth century.

Vajrayāna Buddhism, also called tantric Buddhism, first emerged in eastern India between the 5th and 7th centuries CE.

Ray, Reginald A. Secret of the Vajra World: The Tantric Buddhism of Tibet.

Some Buddhist masters assert that Kalachakra is the most advanced form of Vajrayana practice; it certainly is one of the most complex systems within tantric Buddhism.

True, but Tibet is nonetheless the mother of all Himalayan kingdoms, the historical epicenter of Tantric Buddhism and the seat of its most exalted monasteries and seats of learning.

Kepping studied the relationship between state and religion during the Western Xia, and advocated the theory that the practice of Tantric Buddhism by the Emperor and Empress was central to the running of the Tangut state.

Though based upon Mahayana, Tibeto-Mongolian Buddhism is one of the schools that practice Vajrayana or "Diamond Vehicle" (also referred to as Mantrayāna, Tantrayāna, Tantric Buddhism, or esoteric Buddhism).

The second incarnation was the renowned lama Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro (1893-1959), who figured prominently in the export of Tantric Buddhism to the West as the root-teacher of a generation of influential and forward-thinking lamas.

By the end of the 12th century, when Tantric Shaivism in Bengal had assimilated decaying Tantric Buddhism, Buddhist masked dances were also adapted to give rise to Mahakali Pyayakhan, Devi Pyayakhan and similar dances.

By the 9th century, the Tantric Buddhism in Bangladesh assimilated the performance to evolve their own forms of masked dance, which were similar to Astamatrika Dance, Mahakali Pyayakhan, Devi Pyayakhan (Kathmandu, Nepal) and Tibetan Buddhist masked dances.

Eastern variants of Gupta called nāgarī are first attested from the 8th century CE; from c. 1200 CE these gradually replaced Siddham, which survived as a vehicle for Tantric Buddhism in East Asia, and Sharada, which remained in parallel use in Kashmir.

In 13th century, the tantric buddhism gained royal patronage of king Kertanegara of Singhasari, and thereafter some of Prajnaparamita statues were produced in the region, such as the Prajnaparamita of Singhasari in East Java and Prajnaparamita of Jambi, Sumatra.