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Tantra

noun
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.  Synonym: Tantrism.





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... N. the Koran, the Alcoran^; Lyking^, Vedas, Zendavesta, Avesta^, Sastra, Shastra, Tantra^, Upanishads, Purana, Edda; Book of Mormon. [Non-Biblical prophets and religious founders] Gautama, Buddha; Zoroaster, Confucius, Bab-ed-Din^, Mohammed. [Idols] golden calf ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget


Words linked to "Tantra" :   Sanskrit literature, Buddhism, Tantrism


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