Definitions for: Mantra

[n] (Hinduism or Buddhism) a sacred word or syllable repeated in prayer or meditation

Webster (1913) Definition: Man"tra, n. [Skr.]
A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm.
[India]

Note: Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a mantra
peculiar to itself; as, the mantra of the Brahmans.
--Balfour (Cyc. of India).

See Also: religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing