NOUN | communication | tantra | any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind |
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cognition | Tantra, Tantrism | doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world |
Meaning | Any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind. | |
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Broader | Sanskrit literature | Hindu literature written in Sanskrit |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | Tantrism | |
Broader | 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 / meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth |
Spanish | tantra, tantrismo | |
Catalan | tantra |
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