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[[File:SriYantra construct.svg|thumb|right|alt=Interlocking triangles inside a circle and square|[[Sri Yantra]] in non-traditional colors]] | [[File:SriYantra construct.svg|thumb|right|alt=Interlocking triangles inside a circle and square|[[Sri Yantra]] in non-traditional colors]] | ||
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'''Tantra'''{{refn|group=note|{{lang-sa|तन्त्र}}, "loom, warp"; hence "principle, system, doctrine, theory", from the verbal root ''{{IAST|tan}}'' "stretch, extend, expand", and the suffix ''{{IAST|tra}}'' "instrument", anglicised as '''tantrism''' or '''tantricism'''}} is the name given by scholars to a style of meditation and ritual which arose in | '''Tantra'''{{refn|group=note|{{lang-sa|तन्त्र}}, "loom, warp"; hence "principle, system, doctrine, theory", from the verbal root ''{{IAST|tan}}'' "stretch, extend, expand", and the suffix ''{{IAST|tra}}'' "instrument", anglicised as '''tantrism''' or '''tantricism'''}} is the name given by scholars to a style of meditation and ritual which arose in India no later than the fifth century AD.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Einoo |first=Shingo (ed.) |year=2009 |page=45 |title=Genesis and Development of Tantrism |publisher=University of Tokyo}}</ref> The earliest documented use of the word "Tantra" is in the [[Rigveda]] (X.71.9).<ref name=Banerjee>Banerjee, S.C., 1988.</ref> Tantra has influenced the [[Hindu]], [[Sikh]], [[Bön]], [[Buddhist]], and [[Jain]] traditions and [[silk road transmission of Buddhism|spread with Buddhism]] to [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]].{{sfn|White|2000|p=7}} | ||
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{{quote|A tantra is a divinely revealed body of teachings, explaining what is necessary and what is a hindrance in the practice of the worship of God; and also describing the specialized initiation and purification ceremonies that are the necessary prerequisites of Tantric practice.<ref>{{Cite book| last=Wallis|first=Christopher |title=Tantra Illuminated|year=2012|page=27}}</ref>}} | {{quote|A tantra is a divinely revealed body of teachings, explaining what is necessary and what is a hindrance in the practice of the worship of God; and also describing the specialized initiation and purification ceremonies that are the necessary prerequisites of Tantric practice.<ref>{{Cite book| last=Wallis|first=Christopher |title=Tantra Illuminated|year=2012|page=27}}</ref>}} | ||
[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]{{refn|group=note|Sarkar is a contemporary | [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]]{{refn|group=note|Sarkar is a contemporary Indian [[philosopher]] and tantric author, founder of the ''[[Ananda Marga]] school of Tantra Yoga'', also known by his [[Spirituality|spiritual]] [[name]], Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}} describes a tantric individual and a tantric cult: | ||
{{quote|A person who, irrespective of caste, creed or religion, aspires for spiritual expansion or does something concrete, is a Tantric. Tantra in itself is neither a religion nor an 'ism'. Tantra is a fundamental spiritual science. So wherever there is any spiritual practice it should be taken for granted that it stands on the Tantric cult."<ref>{{cite book |title=Tantra and its Effect on Society |author=[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii]] |location=Bhagalpur |publisher= [[Ananda Marga]] Pubs |year=1959}}</ref>}} | {{quote|A person who, irrespective of caste, creed or religion, aspires for spiritual expansion or does something concrete, is a Tantric. Tantra in itself is neither a religion nor an 'ism'. Tantra is a fundamental spiritual science. So wherever there is any spiritual practice it should be taken for granted that it stands on the Tantric cult."<ref>{{cite book |title=Tantra and its Effect on Society |author=[[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii]] |location=Bhagalpur |publisher= [[Ananda Marga]] Pubs |year=1959}}</ref>}} | ||