Noun Definition

tantra

1.Definition: any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind

Category: General

2.Definition: 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

Related Noun(s):tantrism

Category: General