An Introduction to Tantric Buddhism c10.2

c10.2

In the previous chapter we have made an attempt at studying, on textual basis, the theological ideas that are associated with the yogic practice of the Tāntric Buddhists. If we sum up the above we shall see that the fundamental standpoint of the Tāntric Buddhists is more or less the same as that of the Hindu Tāntrikas. We hear from the time of the Āranyakas and the Upaniṣads that bliss is the quintessence of Brahman, the ultimate Being. From bliss proceeds the universe, it is sustained in bliss and it again dissolves in bliss.