Flower symbolism and Tantrism-Buddhism

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Vibha Arora wrote:

> Vajrayana Buddhism has greatly been influenced by

> Hindu Tantrism propogated by Guru Padmasambhava

This must be a well-kept secret -- no Tibetans seem to be aware of it and

all the works attributed to Padmasambhava don't seem to have any clearly

demonstrable influences. Do you think Dzogchen is Hindu Tantra ? I would

love to hear the basis for your suggstion.

 

> In the Indic tradtion female is

> active and source of shakti while she is wisdom and

> passive in Buddhism, wherein male is the active

> principle of movement.

 

So Buddhism is not Indic ??

 

Best wishes,

Stephen Hodge