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1. (n.) Tantra
(italics) any of several books of esoteric Hindu doctrine regarding rituals, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti.
2. Tantra
(l.c.)the exoteric philosophy or practice based on these writings: influential in Buddhism, esp. in Tibet.
Etymology: (< Skt)
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1. (noun) tantra
any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind
2. (noun) Tantra, Tantrism
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
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