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Tantrist

Tantrist

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A person who practices special spiritual rituals from Hinduism or Buddhism
  • noun
  • /ˈtæntrɪst/
: tantrista
  • The beliefs of a tantrist often emphasize the connection between the body and spiritual enlightenment.

Examples

  • A reputed tantrist led the workshop on meditation techniques drawn from ancient scriptures.

  • Yet, as I explored the literature about Tantric yoga, I saw the need to contextualize the practices of sexual yoga within the religious-cultural world of the Tantrists.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Many people attend seminars to learn about the rituals practiced by a tantrist in Hindu and Buddhist traditions.

Surface Forms

Tantrist singular
Tantrists plural

Morphology

Tantrist = tantra (transparent) = tantra + ist

Formed by adding the productive agentive suffix '-ist' to 'tantra', directly yielding 'a person who follows or practices Tantra'.

Etymology

Tantrist comes from tantra, a Sanskrit word that originally meant 'weave' or 'thread' because tantras join many teachings like threads in a cloth. The ending -ist means 'a person who practices', so a Tantrist is someone who follows those tantric teachings in Hinduism or Buddhism.