![]() ![]() Tantra reflects extensively abundant and deep matter, because it is related to the principles of reality or truth called "Tan". In Kamika Tantra (a text book of Tantra) it is described as a combination of two words: 'Tan' and 'Tra'. Tantra represents as, some set of doctrines with spiritual practices and rituals, to get psychological healthiness, respect of every element of this Universe, behavior, kindness, purity, physical attractiveness, with most significant salvation. It is used to get the knowledge we need to weave through or learn Vedas. It combines two words: Rig meaning "Parse or Verse" and Veda meaning "knowledge") and the other three Vedas (Atharvaveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda), where the word Tantra is described as a "loom" (a weaving device to make cloth). We find the earliest description of Tantra in "Rig Veda" (a religious Hindu text-book, which was written in the beginning of the creation of the world. But there are lots of tantric scripts books which are missing. Tantric text books was written as "Manu-Scripts" and some of them are preserved it with different library or organizations in original. It's a independent iconography, in which there is a way of adore or worship deities, description of code of conduct with to make its way under the desired wishes. Hindu Iconography is the great source of Philosophical rituals and store of high contemplation from ancient days. Significance of Tantra with cosmic and supernatural knowledge is very deep as ocean in Hindu Iconography. ![]() ![]() Significance of Tantra in Hindu Iconography ![]()
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