Tantras

The Tantras ("Looms" or "Weavings") are part of Hindu Smriti; these religious scriptures discuss rituals and meditation. The texts are associated with "medieval India"; having been written between 500 and 1800.


Topics in Hinduism
Primary Scriptures:

Vedas | Upanishads | Bhagavad Gita
Itihasa (Ramayana & Mahabharata)

Other texts:

Tantras | Sutras | Puranas | Brahma Sutras
Hatha Yoga Pradipika | Yoga Sutra

Concepts:

Brahman | Dharma | Karma | Moksha | Maya
Punarjanma | Samsara

Schools & Systems:

Early Hinduism | Samkhya | Nyaya | Vaisheshika
Yoga | Mimamsa | Vedanta | Tantra | Bhakti

Traditional Practices:

Jyotish | Ayurveda

Rituals:

Aarti | Darshan | Puja | Satsang | Thaal | Yagnya

Gurus and Saints:

Sankara | Ramakrishna | Vivekananda | Aurobindo
Ramana Maharshi | Sivananda

Denominations:

Vaishnavism | Shaivism | Shaktism
Agama Hindu Dharma | Contemporary movements

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