The word ‘tantra’ is derived from the Sanskrit root tan, tanyate, meaning ‘to spread’. Tantra means the scripture by which the light of knowledge is spread: ‘Tanyatevistaryatejnanamanenaititantram.’ The suffix tra denotes‘trayate’, which means `to save`.

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