tantrism

Noun

Tan=trism

WORDNET DICTIONARY

tantrism(n = noun.group) Array - movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism; Array

Derived forms adjective tantric₁, noun tantrist₁

tantrism(n = noun.cognition) tantra - 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; Array

is a kind of buddhism

Derived forms adjective tantric₁, noun tantrist₁

tantrism, n.

The system of doctrines and rites taught in the tantras. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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