tan·tra /ˈtʌntrə, ˈtɑn, ˈtæn-/
  Tan·tra n.  Hinduism A ceremonial treatise related to Puranic and magic literature; esp., one of the sacred works of the worshipers of Sakti. -- Tan*tric a.
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  tantra
       n 1: any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious
            literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech
            and mind
       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: Tantrism]