tantrism   (TTS Sound)

The noun tantrism has 2 senses

• Tantrism -- (movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism)


• Tantra, Tantrism -- (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)