The term'saivism' here refers to a number of distinct but historically related systems comprising theology, ritual, observance and yoga. The Tantrics however saw their own texts as an additional and more specialised revelation which offers a more powerful soteriology to those born into this exoteric order. The term tantra means simply a system of ritual or essential instruction.
The term'saivism' here refers to a number of distinct but historically related systems comprising theology, ritual, observance and yoga. The Tantrics however saw their own texts as an additional and more specialised revelation which offers a more powerful soteriology to those born into this exoteric order. The term tantra means simply a system of ritual or essential instruction.
The term'saivism' here refers to a number of distinct but historically related systems comprising theology, ritual, observance and yoga. The Tantrics however saw their own texts as an additional and more specialised revelation which offers a more powerful soteriology to those born into this exoteric order. The term tantra means simply a system of ritual or essential instruction.