Perfections Dictionary - Article Index

Dictionary - Siddhis: Sai Baba Dictionary On Siddhis (8 Perfections)
Siddhis: Siddhis (8 perfections): anima: smallness, mahima: greatness, garima: weight, laghima: lightness, prapti: free access, pra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Perfections: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Perfections
perfections: Describes a quality, nature or dimension that is perfect. God Siva's three perfections are Parasiva, Parashakti and Param...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahman: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Brahman
Brahman: (Sanskrit) "Supreme Being; expansive spirit." From the root brih, "to grow, increase, expand." Name of Go...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Thummim: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Thummim
Thummim (Hebrew, Jewish). "Perfections." An ornament on the breastplates of the ancient High Priests of Judaism. Modern Rabb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Formless: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Formless
formless: Philosophically, atattva, beyond the realm of form or substance.   Used in attempting to describe the wondersome, inde...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adhitthana: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Adhitthana
adhitthana (adhi.t.thaana): Determination; resolution. One of the ten perfections (paramis).    (See also: Adhitthana , ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siva: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Siva
Siva: (Sanskrit) "The auspicious, gracious or kindly one."   Supreme Being of the Saivite religion. God Siva is All an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Absolute: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Absolute
Absolute: Lower case (absolute): real, not dependent on anything else, not relative. Upper case (Absolute): Ultimate Reality, the unma...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siddhi: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Siddhi
siddhi Perfection, one of the eight mystic yogic perfections.   (See also: siddhi , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Bo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saiva Siddhanta: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Saiva Siddhanta
Saiva Siddhanta: (Sanskrit) "Final conclusions of Saivism."   The most widespread and influential Saivite school today...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Paramita: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Paramita
Paramita: Literally "perfections"; Mahayana Buddhism notes 10 perfections of the ideal bodhisattva: giving (dana), morality ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sacca: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Sacca
sacca (sacca): Truthfulness. One of the ten perfections (paramis).    (See also: Sacca , Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Impersonal God: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Impersonal God
impersonal God: God in His perfections of Pure Consciousness (Parashakti) and Absolute Reality beyond all attributes (Parasiva) wherei...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siddhi: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Siddhi
Siddhi - eight mystical perfections attained through yoga (see yogasiddhi).   (See also: Siddhi , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Thummim Tummin: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Thummim Tummin
Thummim tummin (Hebrew) [from tom innocence, integrity, truth]   Truth, perfections; associated as an appurtenance with the breas...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Metta: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Metta
metta (mettaa): Loving-kindness; goodwill. One of the ten perfections (paramis) and one of the four "sublime abodes" (brahma...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Khanti: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Khanti
khanti (khanti): Patience; forbearance. One of the ten perfections (paramis).    (See also: Khanti , Buddhism, Body Mind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Viriya: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Viriya
viriya (viriya): Persistence; energy. One of the ten perfections (paramis), the five faculties (bala; see bodhi-pakkhiya-dhamma), and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mudita: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Mudita
mudita (muditaa): Appreciative/sympathetic joy. Taking delight in one's own goodness and that of others. One of the ten perfections (p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Karuna: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Karuna
karuna (karunaa): Compassion; sympathy; the aspiration to find a way to be truly helpful to oneself and others. One of the ten perfect...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upaya: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Upaya
Upaya: "Means-to-ends ability," or "useful means," one of the ten perfections (paramitas) of Mahayana Buddhism; up...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahapralaya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Mahapralaya
mahapralaya: (Sanskrit) "Great dissolution."   Total annihilation of the universe at the end of a mahakalpa. It is the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upekkha: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Upekkha
upekkha (upekkhaa): Equanimity. One of the ten perfections (paramis) and one of the four "sublime abodes" (brahma-vihara). ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rasollasa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Rasollasa
Rasollasa (Sanskrit) [from rasa fluid, liquid + ud-las to come forth, appear]   Also rasollasa. "The first of the eight phys...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Perfection Of Wisdom: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Perfection Of Wisdom
Perfection of Wisdom (prajnaparamita): In Mahayana Buddhism, an early collection of writings beginning about 100 BCE which focuses on ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soul: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Soul
soul: The real being of man, as distinguished from body, mind and emotions. The soul - known as atman or purusha - is the sum of its t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishvagrasa: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vishvagrasa
vishvagrasa: (Sanskrit) "Total absorption."   The final merger of the soul in Siva at the fulfillment of its evolution...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Hinduism Lexicon On A
Hinduism Lexicon on A From aadheenam to axis.      » Read the article

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

Article - Compassion: Cultivating Positive Emotions
Compassion: Cultivating Positive Emotions All major traditions in the world agree that negative emotions cause both physical and mental ...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: God And Gods Of Hinduism
God and Gods of Hinduism The most prevalent expression of worship for the Hindu comes as devotion to God and the Gods. In the Hindu pant...   » Read the article

Article - Mystical Experiences: Mystical Experiences During Meditation
Mystical Experiences: Mystical Experiences during meditation These are short explanations of various categories of mystical experiences ...   » Read the article