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tantric

British  
/ ˈtæntrɪk /

adjective

  1. Hinduism Buddhism of or relating to Tantrism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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These alleged activities, purportedly carried out under the pretense of tantric yoga teachings, formed a part of an intricate system of financial exploitation and control, the official said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023

Multiple accounts given to the Guardian, by both men and women, claimed Tarcau was “taking advantage” and “manipulating” vulnerable women under the guise of tantric healing.

From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2018

Of course, the type of nondualism assumed by premodern tantric yoga practitioners and that assumed by modern postural yogis are different.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2016

Just sturdy verbs, a casual flowing power, tantric masculine reticence, a melancholy sense of a sidewise-drifting life, little humor.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2015

But many of the works mentioned sound like late tantric texts rather than compositions of the early heretics to whom they are attributed.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

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