Tantra
Shree yantra(chakra) Vajra yogini Tantra ( Sanskrit: तन्त्र, lit. 'expansion-device, salvation-spreader; loom, weave, warp') an esoteric yogic tradition that was developed in India in the middle of the 1st millennium CE, initially within Shaivism, and subsequently in Mahayana Buddhism, Vaishnavism, and Shaktism. The Tantras focus on sādhana, encompassing dīkṣā, rituals, and yoga, within a ritual framework that includes bodily purification, divine self-creation through mantra, dhyāna, pūjā, mudrā, mantra recitation, and the use of yantras or maṇḍalas. They present complex cosmologies, viewing the body as divine and typically reflecting the union of Shiva and Shakti as the path to liberation. Tantric goals include siddhi (supernatural accomplishment), bhoga (worldly enjoyment), and Kuṇḍalinī’s ascent, while also addressing states of possession (āveśa) and ...