1. (

• tantra

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

2. (

• Tantra ,
• Tantrism

) 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 ;