The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2429 page)

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). Either the Goddess asks questions and
iva replies (
gama
), or vice versa (
nigama
). The distinction between
gama
and
nigama
can also refer to that between Tantra and
Veda
. The most important
kta Tantras are the
Nitya
oda
ik
r
ava
, the
Yogin
h
daya
, the
Tantrar
ja
, the
Kul
r
ava
, all written between 1000 and 1400 CE, and the 18th-cent.

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