Tantrism, both traditional and Buddhist, with its vast literaturecontaining
intricate ritualistic and philosophical details occupiesan important place in
the religious and cultural life of India andsome Asian countries. The subject,
however, still appears to be anenigma, notwithstanding numerous works in this
field. This volumecontains informative and analytical papers by eminent scholars
ondifferent aspects of Tantric Buddhism and Tantars in general. Theessays throw
significant light on the so-called puzzling obscurityof Tantric ideas and
practices especially pertaining to theBuddhist Tantras. They demonstrate the
richness and variety ofBuddhist Tantric literature. They also show that
fragments ofMahayanic philosophical ideas lie scattered in the BuddhistTantras,
sometimes as speculations on the nature of the truth