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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism;

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: Tantra, Tantrism]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tantrism \Tan"trism\, n. The system of doctrines and rites taught in the tantras. -- Tan"trist, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Tantrism n 1: movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism 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: Tantra, Tantrism]