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Tantra

Tan·tra [ túntrə, tántrə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
sacred writings of Tantrism: the sacred books of Tantrism. They were written between the 7th and 17th centuries ad and mostly consist of a dialogue between Shiva and his wife Shakti.

[Late 18th century. < Sanskrit, "loom, warp, groundwork, system, doctrine"]
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