Appendix to the Discourse Tantra

The Discourse Appendix Tantra is a moderately long tantra traditionally considered to be an explanatory tantra (vyākyātantra) linked to the Cakrasaṃvara tradition. As such, the text fills in many of the details about practice left out of the root tantra. It explains in more detail important rituals such as mandala construction and initiation ceremonies and goes into much more depth relating deity yoga practices. It describes the deities’ iconography in much more detail, relates their mantras, and also contains, embedded within the text, sadhana-like descriptions of deity yoga visualization practices. It also features body mandala practices quite prominently.