Editing Tantra (section)

==== Vaiṣṇava ====

The main Vaiṣṇava tradition that is associated with tantra is the [[Pancharatra|Pañcharatra]]. This tradition produced a number of tantric texts including [[Lakshmi Tantra|Lakshmi tantra]], but most of the other tantras are lost. However, this sect does not identify itself as "tantric".{{sfnp|Gray|2016}} The worship and ritual of most of the Vaiṣṇava temples in South India follow this tradition, which is ritually similar to the Shaiva Siddhanta. According to Padoux, "from the doctrinal point of view, they are nearer to brahmanical orthodoxy (proudly asserted by some of their affiliates) and their mantras are indeed often Vedic."{{sfnp|Padoux|2017|p=37}}

According to David B. Gray,

<blockquote>During the medieval period another tantric Vaiṣṇava tradition emerged in Bengal. Known as the [[Vaishnava-Sahajiya|Sahajiyā]] tradition, it flourished in Bengal around the 16th through 19th centuries. It taught that each individual is a divinity, embodying the divine couple [[Krishna|Kṛṣṇa]] and his consort [[Radha|Rādhā]]. This tradition integrated earlier Hindu and Buddhist tantric practices within a Vaiṣṇava theological framework.{{sfnp|Gray|2016}}</blockquote>