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tantra

noun

1 tantra

Any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind.

Polish: tantra

2 Tantra

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.

Polish: tantra

Roget 986: the Koran, the Alcoran; Lyking, Vedas, Zendavesta, Avesta, Sastra, Shastra, Tantra, Upanishads, Purana, Edda; Book of Mormon.    ... show more


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