tantra
(noun)
noun
1. any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind
Definition categories: communication
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
Similar word(s): tantrism