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Tantra - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Tantra : (noun)
1: any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious
literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech
and mind
2: 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 [syn: Tantra, Tantrism]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Tantra : \Tan"tra\ (t[a^]n"tr[.a]; t[u^]n"-), n. [Skr.] (Hinduism)
A ceremonial treatise related to Puranic and magic
literature; esp., one of the sacred works of the worshipers
of Sakti. -- Tan"tric (-tr[i^]k), a.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Tantra |
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ranaaryaputra: Mahu RT @astorisasi: Nasi lidah Wale w/ Ejha, Arif, Ncis, Tantra, Icang. Beuh. |
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novapco: Time for Tantra http://gettingherback.easywaytodoit.com/time-for-Tantra/ |
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DrumsofDharma: All of this is centered around Tantra & the mahasiddhas. Study of the Lam Rim fits into this, as well as Tsongkhapa's writings on Tantra. |
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