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It is written in the Varahi Tantra that besides these, there are many Upatantras secondary Tantras spoken by the Buddhists and by Kapila. Sages such as Jaimini, Vashishtha, Kapila, Narada, Garga, Pulastya, Bhargava, Siddha, Yajnavalkya, Bhrigu, Shukra, Brihaspati, etc., have also created many Upatantras; their number cannot be counted.
Just as the Tantras of the Hindu people were created by the venerable Mahadeva Shiva, similarly, the Tantras of the Buddhist people were created by Vajrasattva the Primordial Buddha in Vajrayana. These Tantras were also written in the Sanskrit language, and their number is vast. The names of the principal Buddhist Tantras are written here: 1. Pramoda Mahayuga, 2. Paramarthaseva, 3. Pindikrama, 4. Samputodbhava, 5. Hevajra, 6. Buddhakapala, 7. Sambara Tantra or Samvarodaya, 8. Varahi Tantra or Varahikalpa, 9. Yogeshvara, 10. Dakinijala, 11. Shukrayamari, 12. Krishnayamari, 13. Pitayamari, 14. Raktayamari, 15. Shyamayamari, 16. Kriyasangraha, 17. Kriyakanda, 18. Kriyasagara, 19. Kriyakalpadruma, 20. Kriyarnava, 21. Abidhanottara, 22. Kriyasamuccaya, 23. Sadhanamala, 24. Sadhanasamuccaya, 25. Sadhanasangraha, 26. Sadhanaratna, 27. Sadhanapariksha, 28. Sadhanakalpalata, 29. Tattvajanasiddhi, 30. Jnanasiddhi, 31. Guhyasiddhi, 32. Udyana, 33. Nagarjuna, 34. Yogapitha, 35. Pithavatara, 36. Kalavira Tantra or Chandaroshana, 37. Vajravira, 38. Vajrasattva, 39. Marichi, 40. Tara, 41. Vajradhatu, 42. Vimalaprabha, 43. Manikarnika, 44. Trailokyavijaya, 45. Samputa, 46. Marmakalika, 47. Kurukulla, 48. Bhutadamara, 49. Kalachakra, 50. Yogini, 51. Yoginisanchara, 52. Yoginijala, 53. Yogambarapitha, 54. Uddamara, 55. Vasudharasadhana, 56. Nairatma, 57. Dakarnava, 58. Kriyasara, 59. Yamantaka, 60. Manjushri, 61. Tantrasamuccaya, 62. Kriyavasanta, 63. Hayagriva, 64. Sankirna, 65. Namasangiti, 66. Amritarnikanamasangiti, 67. Gudhotpadanamasangiti, 68. Mayajala, 69. Jnanodaya, 70. Vasantatilaka, 71. Nishpannayogambara.