Obscure Religious Cults as Background of Bengali Literature c2.24

c2.24

the element of Karuṇā—the theory of the three Kāyas or bodies—predominance of philosophical thought and culture of the Pāramitās—degeneration by too much popularisation—rise of Tāntric Buddhism—Mantra-naya or Mantra-yāna—tradition about the introduction of Tāntricism in Buddhism—evidence from the Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṅkāra—Dr. B. Bhaṭṭācārya's view on the introduction of Tāntricism in Buddhism untenable—the introduction of the Mantra-element—Mudrā, Maṇḍala—rise of Vajrayāna from Mantra-yāna—Kāla-cakra-yāna.]