tantric
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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These Chola cities were astonishingly multicultural and multireligious: Chinese Buddhists rubbed shoulders with Tunisian Jews, Bengali tantric masters traded with Lankan Muslims.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
These alleged activities, purportedly carried out under the pretense of tantric yoga teachings, formed a part of an intricate system of financial exploitation and control, the official said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
The head priest performed tantric rituals asking Taleju to inhabit one of the children.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
“Nobody talks of daayanis now. Recently, a tantric man came to the village and accused someone of being a witch. The whole village got together and complained about him to the police. He was arrested.”
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2017
This evidently reflects the condition of Buddhist India about 500-650 A.D., just as the translations of the eighth century reflect its later and tantric phase.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
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