tantra
noun/ˈtæntrə/
/ˈtæntrə/
- [countable] an ancient Hindu or Buddhist textTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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- [uncountable] behaviour based on these texts, including prayer and meditation
Word OriginSanskrit, literally ‘loom, groundwork, doctrine’, from tan ‘stretch’.
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