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Tantrism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Tantrism has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
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

3

tantric beliefs and practices generally

See Also
tantric tantrist
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Buddhism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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