Meaning Of The Word Tantra

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tantra in American English
a form of yoga that teaches the attainment of ecstasy through esoteric, sometimes erotic, techniques
noun: any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama

Tantra in British English
noun: the sacred books of Tantrism, written between the 7th and 17th centuries ad, mainly in the form of a dialogue between Siva and his wife

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