Trying to resist getting sucked into a big research project on tantra in Theravada. Fascinating, but I should leave it to Theravadins.
@Meaningness @mriramos mixed tantric or esoteric elements are present in *every* school, yet regularly cleansed away with modernization.
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@hokaisobol@mriramos Yes… So maybe the first task is to explain how tantric/esoteric Buddhism is compatible with modernity, in general. -
@hokaisobol Upcoming: “Tantra is not…” Timeless Asian Wisdom™; traditional; Medieval superstition; or mainly about rituals. (1 post each.)
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