tantra meaning

Noun: tantra  tantru

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

Noun: Tantra  tantru

1. 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
   - Tantrism

Derived forms: tantras, Tantras

Type of: Buddhism, Sanskrit literature

Encyclopedia: Tantra

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1. salila is also conducting a tantra workshop for women only
2. people who practice tantra are called tantrikas
3. he is the main protector of the cakrasamvara tantras
4. patriarch feng was guru chen's teacher in tang tantra
5. there is nothing forbidden in tantra