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Card #c599IR // #c599Synthesis

Tantra — the shared framework, executed once. The three upasad days aren't three rituals; they're declared a single framework and run as one. Factor the common structure out, run it once. (praśna 7)

— In our words · Source: The Hiranyakeshi Shrauta Sutra (Vedic tradition)

[Use when]

Use when you catch yourself running the same setup N times for N items. Declare the tantra.

[Why it matters]

The manual has a technical term for "don't loop what you can unify."

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