On Apr 8, 2010, at 10:11 AM, WillyTex wrote:
Vaj: > "The parallel Tantric tradition which was evolving > since time immemorial... > Maybe so, but if there were widespread tantric practices performed by the masses, you would think that the historical Buddha would have mentioned them, would he not? But, the Buddha said nothing about mantras, yantras, mandalas, pujas, or mudras, let alone feminine deities.
Huh. Wonder why Shankara referred to the Buddha's path as Vainashika- tantra then?
You do know that one of Buddha's closest friends was a tantric, right?
