| The Kalachakra Tantra and Mantra | | | | the planets and moon cycles, breath cycles, and even |
| The Kalachakra tantra has been held sacred and | | | | the cycles of our bodies. |
| preserved in both India and Tibet for over 2500 years. | | | | There are both inner and outer realms to the |
| The Kalachakra tantra helps purify the body and mind. | | | | Kalachakra tantra. This idea of an inner realm and an |
| Kalachakra literally means, Time wheel or Time Circle. | | | | outer realm is common in both Buddhism and Hinduism. |
| Some sections of the Kalachakra tantra have been | | | | The outer realm is also known as the gross realm. The |
| lost over time, but the beginning parts of this tantra still | | | | inner realm is also known as the subtle realm. This |
| remain. The proper name for the Kalachakra tantra is | | | | consists of what is apparent on the surface. The inner |
| the Kalachakra Laghuntantra. | | | | realm consists of the interior workings of things, such |
| The Kalachakra tantra is thought to be the most | | | | as the relationship of internal energies and the chakras. |
| advanced form of Vajrayana Buddhism, and it is most | | | | The inner and outer realm of the Kalachakra tantra |
| prominent in the Jonang tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. | | | | can be thought of like the relationship of body and |
| The circles of time are associated with the rotations of | | | | mind and how these two correspond to one another. |