What is "panchamakara"

Panchamakara, also known as the Five Ms, is a Tantric term referring to the five substances used in a Tantric practice.

• ( wine)

• ( meat)

• ( fish)

• ( parched grain)

• (sexual intercourse)

Taboo-breaking elements are only practiced literally by "left-hand path" tantrics ( vāmācārins), whereas "right-hand path" tantrics ( dakṣiṇācārins) oppose these.(Rawson, 1978).