Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Silence is the great tool of secrecy, and so is the secrecy of ignorance. In the guhyasāmjatantra text, tathāgatas go silent whenever secrecy is revealed. Silence is the mark of ignorance. Esoteric and mystical are words coined for the practice of tantric vajrāyana Buddhism but tantric gaņacakra pūjā emphasizes to adhere to Buddha, dharma and saňgha, a religious practice so common to every Buddhist, despite being called a highly secret ritual practiced by vajrācārya priests. Camouflaged in the garb of a prapaňca caryā, caryāgīti, aşţakşetrapāla, gajajina, and vişaya are symbolic representations of vajrayāna philosophy and the practice of adherence to Buddha, dharma, and saňgha, commonly known to one and all. A secret known to all is a secret non.
Author: Arun Shrestha
Language: English
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7222124357
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