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Guhyasamaja The Secret Assembly
Guhyasamaja means 'Secret Union' or 'Assembly of the Secret Ones' (Tib. Sangwa-dupa). Guhyasamaja is also know as'King of Tantras'.
In Tibet, Guhyasamaja is particularly favored by the Geluk Order, most likely for the antiquity of his texts. The Guhyasamaja Tantra was one of te first Sanskrit works to be translated into Tibetan in the 8th century. It serves the Buddhist practitioner in understanding and practising Tantric Buddhism. |