tantra

Tantra has 2 syllables: tan · tra.

noun. 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.

noun. Any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind.