Tantra (English spelling)

Japanese: タントラ(英語表記)Tantra
Tantra (English spelling)
The sacred texts of the Hindu Shakta sect, which worships the sexual power of Shiva (śakti). There are 64 or 192 types. They are said to have been created around 800, but some Tantras were created as early as the 7th century. The contents are composed of four parts that explain and prescribe (1) theoretical doctrine, (2) yoga, (3) the construction of temples and the making of idols, and (4) religious rituals, but the last part makes up the majority of Tantra. As a doctrine, it theoretically positions the goddess, who is an incarnation of Shakti. As a practical practice, yoga has been preached since ancient times. In Buddhism, many Tantric scriptures were also created, probably from around the 7th century.

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Japanese:
シバ神妃の性力 śaktiを崇拝するヒンドゥー教のシャクティ派の聖典。 64種あるいは 192種あげられている。 800年前後に作られたというが,ある種のタントラはすでに7世紀には作られていた。その内容は,(1) 理論的教義,(2) ヨーガ,(3) 神殿の建立,神像の製作など,(4) 宗教的儀式,を説明,規定する4部より成るが,タントラにおいては最後の部が大部分をなしている。教理としては,シャクティの化身である女神を理論的に位置づけている。実修としては,ヨーガが古くから説かれた。仏教においてもおそらく7世紀頃から多くのタントラ経典がつくられた。

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