tan|tra

tan|tra
tan|tra or Tan|tra «TAN truh», noun.
1. one of a class of Hindu religious works in Sanskrit, of comparatively late date, related to the puranas, in which mysticism and magic play a great part.
2. one of a class of Buddhist works of a somewhat similar character.
[< Sanskrit tantra loom, warp; principle, doctrine < tan to stretch]

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