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 (synset 106475911)
    is a type of: sanskrit literature - Hindu literature written in Sanskrit
  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 (synset 106252557)
    is a type of: buddhism - the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
    same as: tantrism

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