HyperDic: tantra

English > 2 senses of the word tantra / Tantra:
NOUNcommunicationtantraany of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind
cognitionTantra, Tantrismdoctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world
English > tantra: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningAny of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind.
BroaderSanskrit literatureHindu literature written in Sanskrit
English > Tantra: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaningdoctrine 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.
SynonymTantrism
BroaderBuddhismThe 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 / meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
Spanishtantra, tantrismo
Catalantantra

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