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According to Padoux, the "internalized image of the yogic body" is a fundamental element for nearly all meditative and tantric ritual practices. [210] The use of mantras is one of the most common and widespread elements of tantric practice. They are used in rituals as well as during various meditative and yogic practices.
The tantric rituals are called "sādhana". Some of the well known sādhana-s are: śāva sādhana (sādhanā done while visualizing sitting on a corpse). śmaśāna sādhana (sādhana done while visualizing being in a crematorium or cremation ground). pañca-muṇḍa sādhana (sādhana done while visualizing sitting on a seat of five skulls).
A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages: Teachings on Guhyasamaja Tantra. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-61429-035-3. Wallis, Glenn (2002). Mediating the Power of Buddhas: Ritual in the Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa. Buddhist Studies Series. Albany: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-5412-1
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Tantric sex or sexual yoga refers to a range of practices in Hindu and Buddhist tantra that utilize sexual activity in a ritual or yogic context. Tantric sex is associated with antinomian elements such as the consumption of alcohol , and the offerings of substances like meat to deities .
Panchamakara or Panchatattva, also known as the Five Ms, is the Tantric term for the five substances used in a Tantric practice. These are madya ( alcohol ), māṃsa ( meat ), matsya ( fish ), mudrā (grain), and maithuna ( sexual intercourse ).
Maithuna (Devanagari: मैथुन) is a Sanskrit term for sexual intercourse within Tantra (Tantric sex), or alternatively for the sexual fluids generated or the couple participating in the ritual. [1] [2] It is the most important of the Panchamakara and constitutes the main part of the grand ritual of Tantra also known as Tattva Chakra. [3]
The tantra then details the rituals used to actualize the Dharma. These rituals help forming the basis of tantric ritual in Shingon Buddhism, including such practices as meditating upon the full moon and the use of certain mantras. This tantra also introduces the Diamond Realm Mandala as a focus for meditative practices, and its use in the ...