meanings of "tantra"
n.{a-stem}
1.a loom;
2.a thread;
3.the warp or threads extended lengthwise in a loom;
4.posterity;
5.an uninterrupted series;
6.the regular order of ceremonies and rites;
7.main point;
8.principal doctrine;
9.subservience;
10.a scientific work;
11.a chapter;
12.a religious treatise teaching magical and mystical formularies for the worship of the deities or the attainment of superhuman power;
13.the cause of more than one effect;
14.a spell;
15.a chief remedy or charm;
16.a drug;
17.an oach;
18.raiment;
19.the right way of doing anything;
20.royal retinue;
21.a realm;
22.government;
23.an army;
24.a heap;
25.a house;
26.decoration;
27.wealth;
28.happiness;
29.model;
30.supporting a family;
31.providing for the security and prosperity of a kingdom;
32.a group of acts or subsidiaries common to several pradhaanakarmas or things;
33.the order of the world;
34.a detail (matter or thing) which is subservient to (i. e. serves the purpose of) several things simultaneously
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