Tantra

American  

[tuhn-truh, tan-] / ˈtʌn trə, ˈtæn- /

noun

1. (italics) any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.

2. Also called Tantrism.  the philosophy or doctrine of these books, regarding the changing, visible world as the creative dance or play of the Divine Mother and regarding enlightenment as the realization of the essential oneness of one's self and of the visible world with Shiva-Shakti, the Godhead: influential in some schools of Mahayana Buddhism, especially in Tibet.

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Tantra British  

/ ˈtʌn-, ˈtæntrə /

noun

1. Hinduism Buddhism the sacred books of Tantrism, written between the 7th and 17th centuries _ad , mainly in the form of a dialogue between Siva and his wife

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Etymology

Origin of Tantra

From Sanskrit

Example Sentences

I’ve studied Jungian psychology and Hindu Tantra — the energies of masculine and feminine, being and doing, birth and death.

From Los Angeles Times

After watching the electro project Tantra Punk’s set — a singer marauding across the stage, fogged over with blood-colored lights — the couple passed by a merch booth hawking fresh herbs planted in tiny metal pots.

From Los Angeles Times

Tantra is clearly a persistent and alluring ancient philosophy.

From The Guardian

The rite, which includes elements of Javanese myth and esoteric Hindu Tantra, could only exist in Indonesia.

From The Guardian

I have never met Herbert, but reading his blog “Quantum Tantra” makes me feel like I know him.

From Scientific American