Abstract
Tantric practices are often considered a degenerate development of Buddhism; there is a widespread notion that in Tantric ritual the deeply altruistic motivation and penetrative insight of Great Vehicle Buddhism were discarded in favor of expression of baser instincts. As these notions take no account of the presence of more prevalent, high traditions of tantra that are preserved in Tibetan and Japanese Buddhism, they create great stumbling blocks to meaningful dialogue between Tantric Buddhists and Christians. Therefore, in this article I present the basic principles of tantra as these are described in one of the high Tibetan traditions, the Ge-luk-ba1 order. My emphasis will be on how the Tantric path is an enhanced embodiment of the teachings on compassion and wisdom basic to Great Vehicle Buddhism.
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