tan|tric

tan|tric
tan|tric or Tan|tric «TAN trihk», adjective.
of or having to do with the tantras.

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  • Tan|tric — or Tan|tric «TAN trihk», adjective. of or having to do with the tantras …   Useful english dictionary

  • tric — acen·tric; ac·ro·cen·tric; ac·ti·no·elec·tric; agas·tric; al·lo·cen·tric; al·ter·o·cen·tric; am·phi·cen·tric; an·dro·cen·tric; an·thro·po·cen·tric; ap·o·cen·tric; as·tric·tion; as·tric·tive; cata·di·op·tric; ca·top·tric; cen·tric; cen·tric;… …   English syllables

  • tan — ac·coun·tan·cy; ac·er·tan·nin; ac·e·tan·nin; ace·tyl·tan·nic; ace·tyl·tan·nin; ad·ju·tan·cy; af·fret·tan·do; al·bu·tan·nin; al·len·tan·do; an·na·pol·i·tan; ar·gen·tan; ba·tan; ba·tan·gan; ben·e·ven·tan; bho·tan; bhu·tan; bi·tan·hol; bla·tan·cy;… …   English syllables

  • tantric — tan·tric …   English syllables

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  • tantrism —    Tantrism is a philosophical and religious stream that can be found in Buddhism, JAINISM, and Hin duism.    Tantrism derives from the term tantra, which in certain usages defines systems and texts that contrast themselves with the Vaidika or… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • Woodroffe, Sir John (Arthur Avalon) — (1865–1936)    scholar of tantric texts    Sir John Woodroffe was an Englishman, Indian civil servant, and scholar who pioneered the mod ern study of the tantric literary tradition.    Woodroffe was born December 15, 1865, the eldest son of James …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • Tantra — Tan tra (t[a^]n tr[.a]; t[u^]n tr[.a]), n. [Skr.] (Hinduism) A ceremonial treatise related to Puranic and magic literature; esp., one of the sacred works of the worshipers of Sakti. {Tan tric} (t[a^]n tr[i^]k), a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tantric — Tantra Tan tra (t[a^]n tr[.a]; t[u^]n tr[.a]), n. [Skr.] (Hinduism) A ceremonial treatise related to Puranic and magic literature; esp., one of the sacred works of the worshipers of Sakti. {Tan tric} (t[a^]n tr[i^]k), a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kriya Yoga Tantra Society —    The Kriya Yoga Tantra Society is one of the many tantric movements (see TANTRISM) that entered the West from their spiritual homeland in India in the later decades of the 20th century. The society was founded by Andre O. Rathel, more commonly… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

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