Thread by @Satyamshakti9

How is Tantra different from Veda, especially when it emerged in India parallel to Veda?

Here is a summary chart of the differences between Veda (nigama) and Tantra /āgama
#SanatanaDharma
#SpiritualSunday

ĀGAMA & TANTRA

The Āgama and the Tantra are two branches of the same heterodox system.

The voluminous texts of the tradition deal with a number of subjects, broadly speaking numbers 1 — 7 = Tantra and 1 — 21 = Agama.
#SanatanaDharma
#SpiritualSunday

So technically an Agama is more expansive than a Tantra but sometimes these names are used interchangeably.
#SanatanaDharma
#SpiritualSunday

1. Sṛṣṭhi — Cosmic Evolution
2. Pralaya — Cosmic Involution
3. Upāsana — Deity Yoga - meditation upon and ceremonial worship of gods and goddesses
4. Sādhana — Spiritual discipline and practice
#SanatanaDharma
#SpiritualSunday

5. Puraścarana — retreat programs
6. Ṣaṭ-karma — 6 desiderative ritual activities
7. Yoga /Dhyāna— yoga āsana and meditation practice
8. Siddhānta — Metaphysics
9 Brahma-jñāna — Theology
#SanatanaDharma
#SpiritualSunday

10. Mantras — linguistic occultism
11. Yantras — mystical diagrams for meditation
12. Mudras — seals, gestures
13. Śilpa — architecture & sculpture
14. Pratiṣṭha — consecration of temples
15. Archana — worship of deities enshrined in temples
#SanatanaDharma
#SpiritualSunday

16. Dīkṣa — initiation of priests
17. Dharma — rules of social conduct & ethics.
18. Saṁskāras — sacraments, domestic observances
19. Utsavas — public festivals
20. Indrajāla — Practical occultism
21. Prayaścittam — Atonements & Penances
#SanatanaDharma
#SpiritualSunday

The Śaiva and the Vaiṣṇava texts are usually called Āgamas and the Śākta texts Tantra.

The VEDAS on the other hand deal with only three topics:
#SanatanaDharma
#SpiritualSunday

1. Jñāna Kāṇḍa – metaphysics.
2. Karma Kāṇḍā - Brahminical rituals and sacraments.
3. Upāsana Kāṇḍa – techniques of meditation - only for traivarnikas.
#SanatanaDharma
#SpiritualSunday