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 tan·tra /ˈtʌntrə, ˈtɑn, ˈtæn-/

 Tan·tra n.  Hinduism A ceremonial treatise related to Puranic and magic literature; esp., one of the sacred works of the worshipers of Sakti. -- Tan*tric a.
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 tantra
      n 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: Tantrism]