Abstract
Abstract The first chapter begins by defining the Buddhist tantric traditions in relation to the tantras, the central scriptures that are believed to be revelations by buddhas. It then moves on the discuss the emergence of the Buddhist tantric traditions in India during the seventh century ce, and their dependence on Śaiva Hindu tantric traditions, which emerged approximately two centuries earlier, as well as on earlier Buddhist traditions of ritual magic. Drawing on Western scholarship on scripture, the chapter explores the ways in which the Buddhist tantras were likely composed. It concludes with a survey of the origin myths recounted by Buddhist traditions for these works, suggesting that they shed light on these traditions’ main concerns.
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