Etymology of the Words ‘tantra’ and ‘yantra’ in the Oxford English Dictionary 3.
The article discusses the etymologies of the Sanskrit-derived words "tantra" and "yantra" presented in the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), and argues that they are inaccurate and misleading. The author states that "tantra" derives from the word "tanu" or "body", not "tantu" or...
| Publicado en: | Notes & Queries Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 487 - 489 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Dec2012
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