Meru may refer to: Méru, a commune of the Oise département in France. Meru, Kenya, a town in Kenya. Meru District, Kenya, a district in Kenya. Meru National Park, a lesser-known Kenyan wildlife preserve. Meru, a tribe in Kenya. Mount Meru (Tanzania), an active volcano in Tanzania. An alternate name for Mount Kailash Meru, a town in Klang, which is located in Selangor, Malaysia. Mount

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The great mountain that is the axis of the universe. It is also called Sumeru and Mahameru. It extends upward through the center of the earthly planetary system, and on its upper peak lies Satyaloka, the abode of Lord Brahma.

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Mantras & Yantras: Types of Yantras

These five types of yantras are classed according to the different puja (worship) conducted. Bhu Prisht Yantras, Meru Prisht Yantras, Patel Yantras, Meru Parastar Yantras and Ruram Prisht Yantras. Each yantra has a separate and distinct purpose to gain a particular objective for the aspirant. Some yantras are worshipped in temples, some worshipped by individuals at home and some are worn on the body. According to how the yantras are used they are further classified into seven divisions Sharir Yantra, Dharan Yantra, Asana Yantra, Mandala Yantra and Puja Yantra.

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Afterife - Life After Death

An encyclopedia of different cultures mythology  around afterlife, including : Adiri, Ama-No-Hashidate: , Asamando, Asgard, Astral Plane, Avalon, Bralgu, Chalmecacivati, Ching Tu, Chinvato Peretav, Dilum, Djanna, Elysium, Fortunate Isle, Gwenved, Happy Hunting Ground, Hawaiki, Inkolwe, Isle of the Blest, Kevala, Khun-Lun, Ki-Agpga-Pod, Kotluwalawa, Land of the Moon, Lewu Liau, Limbo, Mizumu, Moksha, Mormon Heaven, Mount Kailasa, Mount Meru , New Age Afterlife, New Jerusalem, Nirvana, Otherworld, Sheol, Summerland, Tain, Tamoanchan, The Pole Star, Tlalocan, Tum and Valhalla.

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Mandala, which literally means circle, largely associated with religions and cults of India and Tibet, was also used as a potent symbol by the American Indians, the original inhabitants of Central America, and by the aborigines of Australia.

Across cultures, the universe is represented as a series of concentric circles, maybe as a model of the solar system. In Tantra, the central point represents Mount Meru around which the earth is situated, and the concentric circles represent the cosmic aspects of the universe, like energy fields and atmospheric zones. In Hindu and Buddhist interpretations, the centre of the Mandala is the ultimate divine principle uniting the object and the subject as they spin out of the centre. This may refer to the cosmos or to the human body.

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For the mountain in Tanzania, see Mount Meru, Tanzania. Mount Meru or Mount Sumeru is a sacred mountain in Hindu and Buddhist mythology considered to be the center of the universe. It is believed to be the abode of Brahma and other deities of both religions. The mountain is said to be 80,000 leagues (450,000 km) high and located in Jambudvipa, one of the continents on earth in Hindu mythology. Angkor Wat, the principal temple of Angkor in Cambodia, was built as a symbolic representation of Mount Meru. Including:

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Sanjivani or Sanjeevani is a (mythical) magical herb which has the power to cure any malady. It is believed that medicines prepared from this herb can even revive a dead person. This herb is mentioned in the Ramayana when, during the battle with Ravana, Lakshmana was wounded and was nearly killed by Ravana's son Indrajit. Hanuman was called upon to fetch this herb from the mount Meru in the Himalayas. Upon reaching mount Meru, Hanuman was unable to identify the herb and decided to lift the ent

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In Hinduism, Brahmapura is the mythical and holy city of Brahma, one of the three primary deities. It is located on Mt. Meru. Other related archivesBrahma, Hinduism, Mt. Meru, primary deities

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Amaravati. In Hinduism, Amaravati (అమరావతి) is the capital of Svarga, a temporary paradise where the dead live. It is ruled by Indra and located on Mt. Meru. The Amaravati_River flows from Kerala into Tamil Nadu, where it joins the river Kaveri. Amaravati is small town on the banks of river Krishna near Guntur City in the state of Andhra Pradesh. There is a buddhist monastery called Amaravati n

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Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. In Hinduism, (Sanskrit: स्वर्ग) Svarga (or Swarga) is an underworld, located on Mt. Meru. It is a Heaven where the righteous live in paradise before their next reincarnation. Svarga is seen as a transitory place for righteous souls who performed good deeds but whose conduct is not enough to attain moksha, or union with God. The capital is Amaravati and the entrance is guarded by Airavata. Svarga is ...

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Mount Kailash (also Mount Kailas, Kailasa or Kangrinbogê Feng) is the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia: the Indus River, the Sutlej River and the Brahmaputra River. The mountain lies near Lake Manasarowar and Lake Rakshastal in Tibet. Mount Kailash - Name. The word Kailas means "crystal" in Hindi. Tibetans call it Ghang Rimpoche or Khang Ripoche, meaning "precious jewel of snows". Other names for the mountain include Meru< ...

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Ankhius et Morporkia (Latatian, the Old Language) Coat of arms: A shield, quartered by a river (the Ankh) and tower (the Tower of Art). The quarters bear two moneybags, a field of cabbages and the unmarked black field of the Vetinaris. The shield is supported by two hippopotami and crested with a morpork holding an ankh. Merus in pectum et in aquam (Latatian: Pure in heart and water) Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which features in Terry Pratchett's Discworld se ...

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• Ankh-Morpork - Geography
• Ankh-Morpork - The River Ankh
• Ankh-Morpork - History
• Ankh-Morpork - Politics
• Ankh-Morpork - Public holidays
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Anavatapta (阿那婆達多 in Chinese and Japanese) is the lake lying at the center of the world, according to an ancient Buddhist cosmological view. The name Anavatapta means "heat-free"; the waters of the lake were thought to be able to soothe the fires that torment beings. Anavatapta is also the name of the dragon that lives in the lake; having become a Bodhisattva, it was free from the distresses that plague other dragons, which are torme ...

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Meru: the world mountain

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Meru: the central, transcendental, mountain, the highest mountain where Lord Brahma resides. It lies in Ilavrta-varsa, the central area. Must be conceived holistically as the center of the spiritual and material world; thus, both as galactically as the center of the Milky Way, and spiritually as the highest goal attainable in contemplation and transcendence.

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Meru: The mountain, of supreme height, on which the gods dwell, or the mountain on which Shiva is ever seated in meditation. Said to be the center of the world, supporting heaven itself. Obviously a yogic symbol.

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Meru (Sanskrit). The name of an alleged mountain in the centre (or "navel") of the earth where Swarga, the Olympus of the indians, is placed. It contains the "cities" of the greatest gods and the abodes of various Devas. Geographically accepted, it is an unknown mountain north of the Himalayas. In tradition, Meru was the " Land of Bliss" of the earliest Vedic times. It is also referred to as Hemadri "the golden mountain", Ratnasanu, "jewel peak", Karnikachala, "lotus- mountain", and Amaradri and Deva-parvata, "the mountain of the gods" The Occult teachings place it in the very centre of the North Pole, pointing it out as the site of the first continent on our earth, after the solidification of the globe.

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Meru (Sanskrit) The mythological sacred mountain, said in Hindu mythology to be the abode of the gods. Each nation also has its own sacred mountain -- Mount Sinai for the Hebrews, Olympus for the Greeks, Tai-shan for the Chinese, etc. T

heosophical and Puranic teachings place it as the north pole, pointing to it as the center of the site of the first continent of our earth after the solidification of the globe: "It is the north pole, the country of 'Meru,' which is the seventh division, as it answers to the Seventh principle (or fourth metaphysically), of the occult calculation, for it represents the region of Atma, of pure soul, and Spirituality" (SD 2:403).

It is described in the Surya Siddhanta as passing through the middle of the globe, and protruding on either side. On its north end are the gods, on the nether end are the demons or hells. Its roots are in the navel of the world, which connects it with the central imperishable land, the land in which each day and night lasts six months. The above also has its symbolism in the human body.

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