Dictionary - Karma: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Karma
Karma Karma of a person means the sum of that individual person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Orissa: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Orissa
Orissa Orissa is an eastern state belonging to the Indian sub-continent. The city of Bhubaneswar (temple city of India) is the state c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yantra: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Yantra
Yantra Yantra is a type geometrical diagram or object, used Tantra (tantric worship). They are made of various metals (e.g., copper, s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Garuda: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Garuda
Garuda Garuda A mythical bird half-man-half-bird -on which Lord Visnu moves. It is the vehicle of Lord Visnu. Shri Garuda is one of th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Havan: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Havan
Havan: a fire ritual accompanied by the chanting of the sacred Vedic mantras for a communal or common purpose. In the Vedic age, Havan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Peepal Tree: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Peepal Tree
Peepal tree Botanical name or the Latin name: Ficus religious Name in "Sanskrit" language: Ashvattha   The "Peepal...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kalinga: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Kalinga
Kalinga Kalinga is another name for the state of Orissa, but was larger in size than the modern day Orissa.   Kalinga is an ancie...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahabharata: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Mahabharata
Mahabharata: an epic poem of ancient India detailing the history of the evolution of mankind through the lineage of the Bharata family...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tantra: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Tantra
Tantra Tantra (noun) refers to a Hindu or Buddhist spiritual Sadhana, that is performed using Yantra, Mantra, and specific rituals. On...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanskrit Dictionary: A Sanskrit Dictionary From Advaita To Yoga
Sanskrit dictionary. From Advaita to Yoga.   Please note that all words in grey, like "enlightenment" or "kundalini&...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Absolute: Theosophy Dictionary On Absolute
Absolute (from Latin ab away + solvere to loosen, dissolve)   Freed, released, absolved; parallel to the Sanskrit moksha, mukti (...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  indus Valley Civilization: Indian Hindu Dictionary On  indus Valley Civilization
 Indus Valley Civilization (ca. 4000-1,500 BC): an advanced civilization in ancient India concurrent with the Babylonian and Egyp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Akkadians, Accadians: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Akkadians, Accadians
Akkadians, Accadians A non-Semitic race which preceded the Semites in Babylonia, evidence for whom is mainly found in some of the cune...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashrama: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Ashrama
ashrama: the four orders or stages of a Hindu's life—brahmacharya (student), grhastha (householder), vanaprastha (forest-dweller...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bal Gangadar Tilak: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Bal Gangadar Tilak
Bal Gangadar Tilak (1856-1920): One of India's first prominent nationalist leaders. His efforts towards India's total independence ear...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Monsoon: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Monsoon
monsoon: seasonal rain-bearing winds that inundate most India with rains from June 10 to September 10 each year, except the southeast ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanskrit: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Sanskrit
Sanskrit: that which is well, or completely, done. The oldest language of mankind; the language of the original Hindu scriptures, deve...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tapas: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Tapas
tapas: to shine, blaze or converge inner heat. Austerities on the physical level include yoga postures; on the mental level, consisten...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ramakrishna,: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna, Sri (1836-1886): A Bengali sage who accepted and demonstrated the essential unity of all religions. He was the Guru of Sw...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arya Samaj: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Arya Samaj
Arya Samaj: Society of Aryans, founded in 1875 by the north Indian Swami Dayanand. He aimed to transform Hinduism from within by remov...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lunghi: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Lunghi
lunghi: Malayalam word for a wrap-around cloth worn as a skirt by both men and women in Kerala (dhoti in Hindi). The mundu is the top ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lotus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Lotus
Lotus (from Greek lotos)   A lily belonging to the genus Nymphaea, an ancient and universal symbol; in India spoken of innumerabl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Turya: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Turya
turya: the substratum in which the waking, dream and sleep are perceived in the phenomenal or waking point of view; for convenience, i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prakarana Grantha: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Prakarana Grantha
prakarana grantha: introductory Vedantic texts that unfold the entire subject matter of Vedanta with or without reference to any of th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ghee: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Ghee
ghee: butter that has been clarified using fire.   (See also: ghee , Hinduism, Yoga, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Chandrakaladhara: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Lord Chandrakaladhara
Chandrakaladhara, Lord [moon + small part + ornament]: During the churning of the milky ocean by the gods and the demons, “Chand...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Panchadasi: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Panchadasi
Panchadasi [fifteen]: Vedantic text of fifteen chapters written by Swami Vidyaranya. It is an advanced introductory text (prakarana gr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samsara: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Samsara
samsara: the process of the wordly life through successive births and deaths.   (See also: samsara , Hinduism, Yoga, Body Mind ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Matha: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Matha
matha: monastery, seminary; one of the four centers established by Adi Shankaracharya for the preservation of the four Vedas and other...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chandala: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Chandala
chandala: untouchable; one outside of the caste system. The outcastes were generally of the aboriginal native tribes.   (See al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharma Shala: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Dharma Shala
dharma shala: overnight abodes or hostels that were constructed by pious people or kings to provide free food and shelter to traveling...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Uttarkasi: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Uttarkasi
Uttarkasi: the Himalayan mountain village that has been the residence of many sages, including Swami Tapovanam.   (See also: Ut...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ashram: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Ashram
ashram: monastery, hermitage, place of retreat.   (See also: ashram , Hinduism, Yoga, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Atma: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Atma
Atma (n): the essential Divinity, or light of consciousness, in each individual; often translated into English as “Self”. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shruti: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Shruti
Shruti [shru = to hear]: the Holy Scriptures that were heard by the ancient rishis through direct revelation; the Vedas.   (See...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Narayana: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Narayana
Narayana: an epithet of Lord Vishnu.   (See also: Narayana , Hinduism, Yoga, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Punya: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Punya
punya: good karma, or merit, accumulated from good actions.   (See also: punya , Hinduism, Yoga, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Tamil: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Tamil
Tamil: the language of the Dravidians of South India, from which Malayalam is derived.   (See also: Tamil , Hinduism, Yoga, Bod...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Laksharchana: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Laksharchana
laksharchana [lak = one thousand]: worship by chanting the one thousand name of a god or goddess.   (See also: laksharchana , H...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Moghul: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Moghul
Moghul: a dynasty established in India in the 16th century by Babur, a Mongolian/Turk; also a civilian of this dynasty.   (See ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Genesis: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Genesis
Genesis. The whole of the Book of Genesis down to the death of Joseph, is found to he a hardly altered version of the Cosmogony of the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chaar Dhaam,  Chaar Yuga: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Chaar Dhaam & Chaar Yuga
Chaar Dhaam & chaar yuga There are 4 most important places in Sanaatan dharma (= religion of truth; The Hindu religion is rooted f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kanishka, Kanishka: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Kanishka, Kanishka
Kanishka kanishka (Sanskrit) A celebrated ruler or king in Northern India who reigned around the first century. Next to Asoka, he was ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sumati: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sumati
Sumati (Sanskrit) Benevolent, kindness; devotion, prayer. As a proper noun, the name of many celebrated people, such as a son of Bhara...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lunar Gods: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Lunar Gods
Lunar Gods. Called in India the Fathers, "Pitris" or the lunar ancestors.   They are subdivided, like the rest, into s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pisachas, Pisacas: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Pisachas, Pisacas
Pisachas pisacas (Sanskrit) Shades, fading remnants or shells of human beings in kama-loka, which become elementaries, or malevolent a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kama Sutra: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Kama Sutra
Kama Sutra: An epic tale of love and desire infused with all the pageantry, passion and vibrant color of 16th century India. An ancien...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dravidians: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Dravidians
Dravidians: The oldest known inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent. Archeological remains of their civilization have been found in th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Calvary Cross: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Calvary Cross
Calvary Cross. This form of cross does not date from Christianity. It was known and used for mystical purposes, thousands of years bef...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naga: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Naga
Naga (Sanskrit). Literally "Serpent". The name in the Indian Pantheon of the Serpent or Dragon Spirits, and of the inhabitan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lebanon: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Lebanon
Lebanon (Hebrew) A mountain range in Syria and Palestine of two principal chains, Lebanon or Libanus on the west and Antilibanus on th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lotus Position: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Lotus Position
Lotus Position: Padmasana, or Lotus Pose, named so because the position puts the souls of the feet up, reminiscent of a lotus flower. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prana Vata: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Prana Vata
Prana Vata: The chief subdivision of vata, it governs the mind, the heart, respiration, and life itself.   (See also: Prana Va...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asthi Soshirya: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Asthi Soshirya
Asthi Soshirya: Porous or brittle bones; osteoporosis.   (See also: Asthi Soshirya ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Tanjur: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tanjur
Tanjur Bstan-hgyur, bstan 'gyur (ten-gyur, ten-jur) (Tibetan) Translation of the sastras; the second part of the Tibetan Buddhist cano...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tala: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tala
Tala (Sanskrit) Lower or inferior portions of a series, inferior world; also a chasm, abyss, floor. All these ideas suggest lower or i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Thraetaona: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Thraetaona
Thraetaona (Avestan) Freton (Pahlavi) Feraydun (Persian) [from Avestan thrae trice + taona potent]   The Avestan fire god possibl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mage, Magian: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Mage, Magian
Mage, or Magian. From Mag or Maha. The word is the root of the word magician. The Maha-atma (the great Soul or Spirit) in India had it...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kiyun: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Kiyun
Kiyun (Hebrew, Jewish). Or the god Kivan which was worshipped by the Israelites in the wilderness and was probably identical with Satu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Reuel-jethro, Re`u'el Yithro: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Reuel-jethro, Re`u'el Yithro
Reuel-Jethro re`u'el yithro (Hebrew) In the Bible a priest of Midian having seven daughters and giving one of them (Zipporah) in marri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yana
Yana (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root ya to go]   Path, road, vehicle; there are two recognized paths of action in nature, the pr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Pranayama
Pranayama: Breath control, consisting of conscious inhalation, retention and exhalation. Breathing is the essential element of all yog...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Capricorn: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Capricorn
Capricorn (from Latin capr goat + cornus horn)   The goat, often mystically connected with the sea; the tenth sign of the zodiac....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shanti: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Shanti
Shanti:  Peace.   (See also: Shanti ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Surya-siddhanta: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Surya-siddhanta
Surya-Siddhanta (Sanskrit) A celebrated astronomical and cosmogonical work of ancient India of enormous antiquity. This work shows mar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chandalas, Chhandalas: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Chandalas, Chhandalas
Chandalas, or Chhandalas (Sanskrit). Outcasts, or people without caste, a name now given to all the lower classes of the Hindus; but i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Agathodaemon, Agathodaimon: Theosophy Dictionary On Agathodaemon, Agathodaimon
Agathodaemon, Agathodaimon (Greek) The good genius (represented as a youth holding a horn of plenty and a bowl, or a poppy and ears of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Padma, Lotus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Padma, Lotus
Padma (Sanskrit) The lotus, a flower which has been held sacred from remotest antiquity by the Aryan Hindus, as well as revered in oth...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kaivalya: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Kaivalya
Kaivalya:   Kaivalya ("isolation"): the state of absolute freedom from conditioned existence, as explained in ashta-a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cosmocratores, Kosmokratores: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Cosmocratores, Kosmokratores
Cosmocratores Kosmokratores (Greek) (from kosmos world + kratores lords)   World lords; it occurs in Orphic literature, and in th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zarpanitu, Sarpanit: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Zarpanitu, Sarpanit
Zarpanitu, Sarpanit (Babylonian) Also Zer-banit; Zirat-banit. The shining one, its ideographs suggest the words zer seed, banit produc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shirodhara: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Shirodhara
Shirodhara: A treatment of warm oil poured gently on the forehead to balance the mind and nervous system.   (See also: Shirodh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rajarshi, Rajarsi: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Rajarshi, Rajarsi
Rajarshi rajarsi (Sanskrit) [from rajan king + rishi sage]   Kingly or royal sages; kings and princes who follow the path of illu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanskrit: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sanskrit
Sanskrit [from Sanskrit sanskrita or samskrita]   The ancient sacred language of the Aryans, originally the sacred or secret lang...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dandayamana-dhanurasana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Dandayamana-dhanurasana
Dandayamana-Dhanurasana: Standing bow pulling posture, This posture frims the abdominal wall and upper thighs, and tightens upper arms...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trees Of Life: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Trees Of Life
Trees of Life. From the highest antiquity trees were connected with the gods and mystical forces in nature.   Every nation had i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Budhaism, Budhism: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Budhaism, Budhism
Budhaism or Budhism (from Sanskrit budha wisdom)   The anglicized form of the term for the teachings of divine philosophy, called...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tortoise: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tortoise
Tortoise In China, a favorite symbol, and Confucius regarded it as sacred; in India the same veneration is given to it, for in one of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jambu-dwipa: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Jambu-dwipa
Jambu-dwipa (Sanskrit). One of the main divisions of the globe, in the Puranic system. It includes India. Some say that it was a conti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kanishka: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Kanishka
Kanishka (Sanskrit). A King of the Tochari, who flourished when the third Buddhist Synod met in Kashmir, i.e., about the middle of the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pythia, Pythoness: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Pythia, Pythoness
Pythia or Pythoness (Ancient Greek). Modern dictionaries inform us that the term means one who delivered the oracles at the temple of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puja: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Puja
Puja: Hindu Worship; flower offerings.   (See also: Puja ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Rig Veda: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Rig Veda
Rig Veda: The oldest of the four sections of the Vedas.   (See also: Rig Veda ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Cow: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Cow
Cow The ancients employed certain animals as symbols to convey specific aspects of philosophical and religious teachings to the multit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manasasarovara: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Manasasarovara
Manasasarovara (Sanskrit) [from manasa intelligent + sarovara lake of excellence]   The lake of excellent intelligence; a sacred ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puraka: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Puraka
Puraka:   Puraka ("filling in"): inhalation, an aspect of breath control (pranayama)   (See also: Puraka ,Yo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pancha Makara: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Pancha Makara
Pancha makara: the five tantric practices: mansa(meat), madhya(wine), matsya(fish), mudra(grain), and maithuna(sexual intercourse) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kevala Kumbhaka: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Kevala Kumbhaka
Kevala kumbhaka: spontaneous cessation of breath without any conscious effort.   (See also: Kevala kumbhaka ,Yoga, Yoga Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adisesha: Theosophy Dictionary On Adisesha
Adisesha (Sanskrit) (from adi first + sesha from the verbal root sish to leave remainders)   Primeval residue; the mythological t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hair: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Hair
Hair. Occult philosophy considers the hair (whether human or animal) as the natural receptacle and retainer of the vital essence which...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manduka Yoga: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Manduka Yoga
Manduka Yoga (Sanskrit) [from manduka frog]   A "particular kind of abstract meditation in which an ascetic sits motionless ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Six-pointed Star: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Six-pointed Star
Six-pointed Star The double triangle or Solomon's Seal; in India called the sign of Vishnu, where it "is the emblem of the Trimur...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zoroaster: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Zoroaster
Zoroaster, Zarathustra, Zarathushtra (Avestan) Zaradusht, Zartosht (Persian) [from Avestan zarat yellow or old cf Sanskrit jarat old +...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hermetic Axiom: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hermetic Axiom
Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor (H. B. of L.) A spurious "esoteric" society started about 1884 in England, which later spread ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishnu: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Vishnu
Vishnu (Sanskrit). The second person of the Hindu Trimurti (trinity), composed of Brahma, Vishnu and Siva. From the root vish, "t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jishnu: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Jishnu
Jishnu (Sanskrit). "Leader of the Celestial Host", a title of Indra, who, in the War of the Gods with the Asuras, led the &q...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ardha-nari: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ardha-nari
Ardha-Nari (Sanskrit). Lit., "half-woman". Siva represented as Androgynous, as half male and half female, a type of male and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abba Amona: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Abba Amona
Abba Amona (Hebrew, Jewish). Lit., "Father-Mother"; the occult names of the two higher Sephiroth, Chokmah and Binah, of the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arasa Maram: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Arasa Maram
Arasa Maram (Sanskrit). The Hindu sacred tree of knowledge. In occult philosophy a mystic word.   (See also: Arasa Maram , The...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iii - I
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages III - I . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Hinduism Lexicon On B
Hinduism Lexicon on B From backbiting to buddhi chitta.    » Read the article