yantra (यन्त्र)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Short Description: In Sanskrit, literally, “instrument of support”; a geometrical design, often representing the cosmos, used in Tantric Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism

Long Description: In Sanskrit, literally, “instrument of support”; a geometrical design, often representing the cosmos, used in Tantric Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism as a visual support or focus for meditation.

Sources: Prayer Fashions Man: Frithjof Schuon on the Spiritual Life