The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2742 page)
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Yogatantra
(division of Tantric texts):
(division of Tantric texts):
AKAYogi
(Skt., ‘one who is joined’). A participant in one of the schools of
Yoga
. More casually, the word is used of Hindu
ascetics
in general.
Yoga
. More casually, the word is used of Hindu
ascetics
in general.
Yogin
.
.An initiated female partner in Hindu
Tantric
maithuna
; female deities in the service of
Durg
; adepts possessed of
magic
powers.
Tantric
maithuna
; female deities in the service of
Durg
; adepts possessed ofmagic
powers.
Y
gi school
gi school(Chin., Yang-ch’i-tsung/p’ai; Jap., Y
gi-shu). School of Ch’an/Zen Buddhism, originating with Yang-ch’i Fang-hui. In the phrase ‘five houses and seven schools’ (
goke-shichishu
), the latter indicates a twofold derivation from
Lin-chi
, Y
gi and
ry
, the two lines of
Rinzai
. Its best-known representative was
Wu-men
Hui-k’ai.
gi-shu). School of Ch’an/Zen Buddhism, originating with Yang-ch’i Fang-hui. In the phrase ‘five houses and seven schools’ (goke-shichishu
), the latter indicates a twofold derivation from
Lin-chi
, Y
gi andry, the two lines ofRinzai
. Its best-known representative was
Wu-men
Hui-k’ai.
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