tantra
n 1: any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious
literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech
and mind
2: doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness
of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of
Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements
like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially
influential in Tibet [syn: Tantra, Tantrism]
tantra nounUsage: often capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit, literally,
warp, from tanoti he stretches, weaves; akin to Greek teinein
to stretch — more at thinDate: 1799
one of the later Hindu or Buddhist scriptures dealing especially with
techniques and rituals including meditative and sexual practices; also
the rituals or practices outlined in the tantra • tantricadjective, often capitalized • Tantrismnoun
• Tantristnoun
tantra n. any of a class of Hindu or Buddhist mystical and magical writings. Derivatives: tantric adj. tantrism n. tantrist n. Etymology: Skr., = loom, groundwork, doctrine
f. tan stretch
tantra
n. any of a class of Hindu or Buddhist mystical and magical
writings. øøtantric adj. tantrism n. tantrist n. [Skr., = loom, groundwork,
doctrine f. tan stretch]
Tantra \Tan"tra\ (t[a^]n"tr[.a]; t[u^]n"-), n. [Skr.] (Hinduism)
A ceremonial treatise related to Puranic and magic
literature; esp., one of the sacred works of the worshipers
of Sakti. -- Tan"tric (-tr[i^]k), a.
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