The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2045 page)

 
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(Skt., vs
dh, ‘complete’). The spiritual practice of Hindu and Buddhist
Tantrism
; a path to liberation (
mok
a
) and power (siddhi/
iddhi
) distinct from orthodox Vedic practice, which aims to unite the male–female polarity within the body, or to merge the individual self (
jiv
tman
) with the highest self (
param
tman
). Tantric s
dhana consists of worship (
p
j
) and
yoga
. The term has also been linked to God-devoted practices, not much more austere or
ascetic
than self-denial and voluntary suffering.

 
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