What is Tantric Theravadan Buddhism?
score:1
I found this scholarly article by Kate Crosby. To summarise the distinctive feature
- The creation of a Buddha within through the performance of ritual by placing and recognising within one's body the qualities of the Buddha, which in turn become the Buddha.
- The use of sacred language, combined with microcosm to macrocosm identity. Sacred syllables or phrases are used to represent a larger entity.
- Sacred language as the creative principle. The Dhamma arises out of the Pali alphabet and sacred syllables. This refers to formation of Dhamma in all senses of the term:
- Esoteric interpretations of words, objects and myths that otherwise have a standard exoteric meaning or purpose in TheravBda Buddhism.
- The necessity of initiation prior to the performance of a ritual or practice.
- The application of the methodologies outlined above to both soteriological ends, i.e. the pursuit of Nibbaa, and worldly ends, such as healing, longevity, protection, invincibility and, potentially, the harming of others.
Interestingly it appears to be using the Pali langauge itself as a focus for esoteric practices. It's practiced in Cambodia and Laos.
Upvote:0
This might interest you - http://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/jiabs/article/view/9290/3151
Jump to p. 470 for the good stuff. From what I've read, it sounds like a blending of traditional indigenous religious practice mixed with Buddhism. In other words, it reads an awful lot like Vajrayana!
I also found this by Googling around - http://santidhammo.blogspot.com/2011/11/theravada-tantra.html.
Upvote:1
This particular tradition of practice is actually not based on Vajrayana practice, but is more of a mixture of traditional Theravada meditation with Hindu Tantra, not Buddhist Tantra, so there isn't any deity yoga, but is instead based on generating a nimitta made of light and then moving it around within one's body.
More post
- 📝 Does Vinaya allow monks to do priestly rituals for the laity?
- 📝 Subtle sensations in Vipassana and Zen
- 📝 Can a arahant recognize the spiritual attainment of others?
- 📝 Infinity, eternity, countlessness in Buddhism
- 📝 How to identify a non-returner?
- 📝 error in pali source, AN 9.41 fourth jhana impurity is sukha, not upekkha: who do we report to? How to fix?
- 📝 Reason(s) for being born as men and women
- 📝 Does "abhinibbatti" mean "reincarnation" in the Pali suttas?
- 📝 Karma: Intention vs knowing result of an action
- 📝 How do the concepts of anatta, rebirth and karma coexist together?
- 📝 Waiting vs Acting?
- 📝 What sutta refers to 'emptiness in small space'?
- 📝 I'm trying to find a specific sutta I think
- 📝 Is austerity necessary in Buddhism?
- 📝 Submission in Buddhist teachings / practices
- 📝 Plato's Parmenides, Samsara and Nirvana
- 📝 Does karma force things to happen?
- 📝 What are the different ways of protecting one's practice?
- 📝 Meditation Into A Dream State
- 📝 Wish to Circumambulate around Mt. Kailash
- 📝 What are the differences/similarities in the concept of faith as used in Buddhism and Christianity?
- 📝 Question about mind control
- 📝 Can there be an action free from the taint of desire? If there can be, what is the nature of that action?
- 📝 Does rational thinking avoid dogma and enhance our wisdom?
- 📝 What is the best way to practice humility
- 📝 Is peeking a "blind box" considered as stealing? Or breaking of any precepts?
- 📝 How important is javana to the jhanas?
- 📝 What is the difference between relative and absolute truth in Buddhist philosophy?
- 📝 How do handle termite/white ant
- 📝 Can Buddhist practice make you more emotionally volatile?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 What is Tantric Theravadan Buddhism?
- 📝 How to explain what Buddhism is?
- 📝 What teachings do all schools of Buddhism share?
- 📝 What are the differences/similarities in the concept of faith as used in Buddhism and Christianity?
- 📝 What does Buddhism literature and tradition say about transgender folks?
- 📝 What are the differences between "Nirvana" in Buddhism and "Moksha" in Hinduism?
- 📝 What is ignorance in Buddhism and what are examples of ignorance?
- 📝 What does Buddhism say about boredom?
- 📝 What does buddhism say about bodybuilding (and weights training)?
- 📝 What is the object of Faith in Buddhism
- 📝 What does Buddhism say about how to manage other people's anger?
- 📝 What does Buddhism say about dealing with negative people?
- 📝 On what basis does the 'right' in Buddhism come from?
- 📝 What does Buddhism say about creativity and spiritual development?
- 📝 What does Buddhism teach about fear of success?
- 📝 How does buddhism describe what exactly, or where exactly, or how exactly, consciousness exists?
- 📝 Vajrayana Buddhism relies on a teacher-pupil relationship. What in tradition or the literature explains how to find the appropriate teacher?
- 📝 What does Buddha and Buddhism say about fighting against enemy of dharma?
- 📝 Ordination procedure in Theravada Buddhism - What are grievous crimes?
- 📝 What are the teachings in Buddhism for good social Social Health?
- 📝 What does Diamond Way Buddhism say about obstacles at times of becoming more conscious?
- 📝 What was the reason behind the fall of Buddhism in India?
- 📝 What does "Namaste" mean in Buddhism context and why is it even associated with Buddhism?
- 📝 What distinguishes Japanese Shingon Buddhism from other types?
- 📝 What is "Pattichha Samuppadha" in buddhism
- 📝 What does Buddhism teach about energy?
- 📝 What are the websites to learn Buddhism from start?
- 📝 What impact has the Chinese Government had on Chinese Buddhism so far?
- 📝 What does Buddhism say about the consequences of good and bad behaviour?
- 📝 What does Buddhism say about practicing Spiritism?