Tantra - Wikipedia
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OverviewEtymologyDefinitionHistoryTantric traditionsPracticesWestern scholarly researchSee alsoTantra (Sanskrit: तन्त्र) literally means "loom, warp, weave". According to Padoux, the verbal root Tan means: "to extend", "to spread", "to spin out", "weave", "display", "put forth", and "compose". Therefore, by extension, it can also mean "system", "doctrine", or "work". The connotation of the word tantra to mean an esoteric practice or religious ritualism is a colonial era European invention. This term is based on the metaphor of weaving, states Ron Barrett, wh… webster
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