This page groups esoteric texts by the later movement that drew on them. Wikipedia notes that "the 17th century saw the development of initiatory societies professing esoteric knowledge such as Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry, while the Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century led to the development of new forms of esoteric thought." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every text from one esoteric tradition together.
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Origins
Attributed Author / CompilerTerma are ascribed to Padmasambhava in the eighth century and presented as concealed and later found; the texts as they survive are the work of their fourteenth-century and later discoverers. 2 Overview
What Defines This GroupingVajrayana works of the Tibetan tantric literature, including terma or treasure texts: writings presented as concealed by an earlier master and recovered later by a named discoverer. Much of this material is initiatory and is transmitted only under empowerment. 2 Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 3 Learn More
Tibetan Buddhist Esoteric Texts
This small group gathers an esoteric text of Tibetan Buddhism, a work of the Vajrayana tradition, whose tantric literature sets out advanced meditative and ritual practices, including the well-known guides to the states between death and rebirth.
The browser will find the work the atlas classes here. The entry describes its teaching and its place within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Tradition
Sources
1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. The Hidden History of the Tibetan Book of the Dead
3. Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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