tantra

Noun

• 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

• any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Tantra , Tantrism