Tantrism

from 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}]
    
from 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.]
    

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