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  • It may be described as Tantrism or, in one of its aspects, as the later Yoga and is a combination of practices and theories which have their roots in the old literature and began to form a connected doctrine at least as early as the eighth century A.D.

    Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896

  • The later phases of both Hinduism and Buddhism are permeated by what is called Tantrism [81], that is to say the endeavour to attain spiritual ends by ritual acts such as gestures and the repetition of formulae.

    Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896

  • In some localities its disappearance and absorption were preceded by a monstrous phase, known as Tantrism or

    Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896

  • This emphasis upon immanence is taken over by the Tantric schools such as the Vajrayana and Kashmiri Shaivism, both of which were heavily indebted to the Yogachara, and melded with the generally "world-centric" orientation of Tantrism.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2009

  • For later examples of Asian mysticism exported to America for clearly commercial purposes, see Hugh B. Urban, "The Cult of Ecstasy: Tantrism, the New Age, and the Spiritual Logic of Late Capitalism," History of Religions 39, no.

    Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 1965–83 2007

  • This emphasis upon immanence is taken over by the Tantric schools such as the Vajrayana and Kashmiri Shaivism, both of which were heavily indebted to the Yogachara, and melded with the generally "world-centric" orientation of Tantrism.

    Kelamuni unimpressed by Sri Aurobindo Tusar N Mohapatra 2009

  • Cross-referencing their attitudes with teachings in Taoist sexuality and Tantrism, it seems that those cultures that talk about sex in a non-smarmy way say something to the effect of "the intensity of an orgasm is in direct proportion to the amount of your ego you release at that moment."

    More Sex Steven Barnes 2008

  • Scholars suggest that the Mahayana school of Buddhism, which was highly influenced by Tantrism and which would later flourish in Tibet and Nepal, originated in Kashmir, where some of the earliest known Mahayana texts have been found.

    Kashmir: The Scarred and the Beautiful Dalrymple, William 2008

  • Cross-referencing their attitudes with teachings in Taoist sexuality and Tantrism, it seems that those cultures that talk about sex in a non-smarmy way say something to the effect of "the intensity of an orgasm is in direct proportion to the amount of your ego you release at that moment."

    Archive 2008-09-01 Steven Barnes 2008

  • The persistence of religion; an essay on Tantrism and Sri Aurobindo's philosophy

    Tantrism and Sri Aurobindo's philosophy Tusar N Mohapatra 2005

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