In Tibetan Buddhism and Vajrayana, Tantric texts are highly classified and traditionally require initiation (empowerment) from a qualified Lama. A Buddhist Tantric index often includes: Action-oriented rituals and purifications.

The practical guidelines for manufacturing sacred objects, constructing temples, sculpting deities, and performing formal worship ( puja ).

| | Key Index / Canon | Estimated Works | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Hindu Tantra | Hindu Tantric Literature | 92 scriptures | Comprises the Āgamas (dialogues where the Goddess asks, the God replies) and Nigamas (God asks, Goddess replies). | | Buddhist Tantra | Tantra Collection (Kangyur) | 468 canonical tantras | The principal Tantra section of the Kangyur, mainly from the "later spread" of Vajrayana to Tibet. |

; he simply wanted to know if the path to "ultimate reality" was a circle or a straight line.

| | Class | Significance | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Guhyasamāja Tantra | Father Tantra | One of the earliest and most important Buddhist tantras | | Kālacakra Tantra | Non-dual Tantra | Focuses on time cycles and esoteric cosmology | | Cakrasaṃvara Tantra | Mother Tantra | Centered on the deity Cakrasaṃvara | | Hevajra Tantra | Mother Tantra | Emphasizes the unity of wisdom and compassion | | Vajrabhairava Tantra | Father Tantra | Wrathful manifestation of Mañjuśrī |

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Focused on the Goddess (Devi/Shakti) as the dynamic power of the universe.

). This series was the first systematic attempt to bring obscure Tantric manuscripts to a global audience. Series Content : It includes pivotal works like the Mahanirvana Tantra Kularnava Tantra Shatchakranirupana

The literary landscape of Tantra is massive, written over more than a millennium. An intellectual "index of tantra" categorizes these works into three primary streams based on their religious origins. The Hindu Tantric Index (Agamas and Tantras)

The essential formal introduction into a lineage by a guru.