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'Tantric' Buddhism?

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From: tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (nagasiva)
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Subject: 'Tantric' Buddhism? (Was : OMiNous 1.6)
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Date: 15 Jan 1996 17:40:22 -0800
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[from alt.religion.buddhism.tibetan: cbhunter@best.com (C. B. Hunter)]

In article <4comi3$mp5@lantana.singnet.com.sg>, omega5@singnet.com.sg
(Omega) wrote:

> keutzer@synopsys.com (Kurt Keutzer) wrote: 

> >KK replies:

> >I'm not sure where you'd like to go with this line of inquiry. My assertion
> >(long since lost in this exchange) was that Tantric Buddhism evolved along
> >the Silk Road incorporating the elements of many teachings that it 

> If I remembered correctly, my teacher Dr. Frederick Streng taught that
> Tantric Buddhism was an amalgamation of indigenous North Indian 'occultic'
> (not to be misunderstood or substituted with the Occultic sciences as the
> terms represents nowadays) practises with buddhism. Developed 'along' the
> silk route may be stretching it a little according to my understanding of 
> it since Tantric practises were pretty localized ... something the 
> geography probably contributed to. 

> Omega

Similar tantric practices, and more specifically tantric Buddhist
practices,  can be found originating in Kashmir, Afghanistan, Tun Huang and
Bengal. Doesn't seem very localized to me. 

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