Tantra
Americannoun
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(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.
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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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Etymology
Origin of Tantra
From Sanskrit
Example Sentences
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Tantra is clearly a persistent and alluring ancient philosophy.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 21, 2020
Singh, who is co-owner of Tantra in Silver Lake and India's Oven, wanted to create a restaurant that combines influences from Rajasthan, New Delhi, Goa, Chennai, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2018
Citing history, science, Tantra, and her own online questionnaires, Wolf concludes that the vagina is “the delivery system for the states of mind that we call confidence, liberation, self-realization, and even mysticism in women.”
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2012
Hatha yoga — the parent of the styles now practiced around the globe — began as a branch of Tantra.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2012
The Mahanirvan Tantra says:— Charanti trigunatite ko vidhir ko ishedhava.
From Five Years of Theosophy by Various
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