On Esoteric or Tantric Buddhism

An introductory discussion on what’s often referred to as esoteric Buddhism, covering the distinctions between sutra-based Buddhism and tantric Buddhism.

Practicum “Homework Assignments,” [*] https://wp.me/p32or0-9vV

[*] Practica. Not "homework assignments." Don't know why that was my first go-to descriptive late last night, other than an indicator that I'm a total nerd.

Mantra recitation audio recording at the closing of this video: "Namo Da Bei Guan Shi Yin pusa" (Hail, the Great Compassionate bodhisattva Kuan Yin).

Word List for Reference:
apsara 飛天
ashura 阿修羅
Bhadrakalpika Sūtra 賢劫經
Bön (Tibetan folk magic/shamanism) 苯教
Buddhist sects 佛教派別
Chinese esoteric Buddhism (Tang dynasty) 唐密
dharani 陀羅尼
Diamond Sutra 金剛經
Elder Mysteries (or Elder Arcana) 老密
Great Compassion Mantra 大悲呪
mandala 曼荼羅
mantra 咒
mara 天魔
New Mysteries (or New Arcana) 新密
Smoke Offering Ritual 煙供儀軌
Sutra (Buddhist sacred texts) 佛經
Sutra-based exoteric (Buddhism) 顯宗
Tantra-based esoteric (Buddhism) 密宗
Tibetan tantric Buddhism 西藏密宗
Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi Sūtra 大日經
Vairocanā Blessed Sand 金剛沙 or 金光明沙
Vajrasekhara Sūtra 金剛頂経