Dictionary - Tantrism: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Tantrism
Tantrism: The religious window dressing added to Tantra.   (See also: Tantrism , Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Tantrism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Tantrism
tantrism: The enlightenment path outlined in the Tantra scriptures. 1)    Tantrism is sometimes considered a parallel ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shakta Tantrism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Shakta Tantrism
Shakta Tantrism: (Sanskrit) See: Shaktism, tantrism. (See also: Shakta Tantrism , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Article - Tantric Celibacy: Going All The Way With Tantric Celibacy
Tantric Celibacy: Going All the Way With Tantric Celibacy Tantric yoga, as a system of rituals, exercises, and philosophical teachings, ...   » Read the article

Article - Tantra: Aligning Intimacy With Spirituality
The central teaching in Tantra is that all of life is sacred, especially our sexuality. This is because Tantrism views the sex power as b...   » Read the article

Article - Tantra Yoga: The Left Hand Path Of Love - Tantra
The mysterious Tradition of Tantra This article attempts to outline, in an extremely general way, some basic ideas of the Tantric tradit...   » Read the article

Article - Karma Yoga: Karma, The Law Of Action Followed By Reaction
In YOGA Tradition, Karma has a much deeper meaning, which, to a certain extent only, is related to the western idea of Destiny or Fate. I...   » Read the article

Article - Tantra Yoga: The Libido - Thirst For Unity
Tantra: The Libido - thirst for Unity Another aspect which is important in TANTRA YOGA is that the libido, when manifested as sexual dri...   » Read the article

Article - Kundalini Faq: What Is Kundalini? Signs Of Awakened Kundalini (part Iii Of Iii)
This FAQ gives a background on the phenomenon of kundalini. Part III of III.   In Part II: 1) What are the signs of an awakened kun...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Art
Buddhist art originated in the Indian subcontinent in the centuries following the life of the historical Gautama Buddha in the 6th to 5th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tantra: Encyclopedia - Tantra
Tantra (Sanskrit: loom), tantric yoga or tantrism is any of several esoteric traditions rooted in the religions of India. It exists in Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramakrishna: Encyclopedia - Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Bangla: রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস), born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay (Bangla: গদাধর চ�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia - Sacrifice
Sacrifice (from a Middle English verb meaning 'to make sacred', from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Semen: Encyclopedia - Semen
Semen or sperm is a fluid that contains spermatozoa. It is secreted by the gonads (sexual glands) of male or hermaphroditic animals, incl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kashmir Shaivism: Encyclopedia - Kashmir Shaivism
Kashmir Shaivism is the philosophical school of consciousness that arose in Kashmir about 1200 years ago. The notion of Kashmir Shaivism ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art
Buddhist art originated in the Indian subcontinent in the centuries following the life of the historical Gautama Buddha in the 6th to 5th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia - Hinduism
Hinduism (हिन्दू धर्म; also known as Sanātana Dharma - सनातन धर्म, and Vaidika-Dharma - वैद�...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shakta Tantrism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Shakta Tantrism
Shakta Tantrism: Brings a strong emphasis on the worship of the feminine force.   Depending on the school, this may be symbolic ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yore: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yore
yore: Of yore: a long time ago, in a distant past. See: Sivalinga, tantrism. (See also: Yore , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bon: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Bon
Bon: The native Tibetan religion that later merged with Buddhism and Tantrism.   (See also: Bon , Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shakta: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Shakta
Shakta: (Sanskrit) "Powerful." Of or relating to Shaktism. See: Hinduism, Shaktism, tantrism. (See also: Shakta , Hinduis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bon: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Bon
BON: The native Tibetan religion that was later merged with Buddhism and Tantrism   (See also: BON , Magickal Traditions, Magic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tantrika: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Tantrika
tantrika: (Sanskrit) (Anglicized: tantric.) Adjectival form for practices prescribed in the Tantra traditions. The name of a follower ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tantra: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Tantra
Tantra:   Tantra ("Loom"): a type of Sanskrit work containing Tantric teachings; the tradition of Tantrism, which foc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vama: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vama
vama: (Sanskrit) "Pleasant; beautiful; benignant; striving after" - as in Vamadeva, a name of Siva. "Left; crooked; act...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Left-handed: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Left-handed
left-handed: Vama marga. A term describing certain tantric practices where the instincts and intellect are transcended, and detachment...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vama: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vama
vama: (Sanskrit)  "Pleasant; beautiful; benignant; striving after" - as in Vamadeva, a name of Siva.  "Left; ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vama: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Vama
vama: (Sanskrit) -       "Pleasant; beautiful; benignant; striving after" - as in Vamadeva, a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ida Nadi: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ida Nadi
ida: (Sanskrit) Also known as chandra ("moon") nadi, it is pink in color and flows downward, ending on the left side of the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pinga Nadi: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Pinga Nadi
pinga-a: Also known as surya ("sun") nadi, it is blue in color and flows upward, ending on the right side of the body. This ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dakini: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Dakini
Dakini (Sanskrit) A female spiritual being in Buddhist Tantrism. Two major types are mentioned, worldly dakini, representing non-Buddh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sushumna Nadi: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Sushumna Nadi
sushumna: (Sanskrit) The major nerve current which passes through the spinal column from the muladhara chakra at the base to the sahas...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kalamukha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Kalamukha
Kalamukha: (Sanskrit) "Black-faced"(probably for a black mark of renunciation worn on the forehead).   A Saiva sect is...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kundalini: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Kundalini
kundalini: (Sanskrit) "She who is coiled; serpent power."   The primordial cosmic energy in every individual which, at...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nadi: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Nadi
nadi: (Sanskrit) "Conduit." A nerve fiber or energy channel of the subtle (inner) bodies of man. It is said there are 72,000...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shaktism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Shaktism
Shaktism (Shakta): (Sanskrit) "Doctrine of power."   The religion followed by those who worship the Supreme as the Div...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magic Word: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Magic Word
MAGIC WORD The root of all Magic is The Word. Ho Logos . In every culture, the shaman is the person with the largest vocabulary (altho...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Religion: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Religion
RELIGION The word "religion" derives from the Latin prefix, re (an intensive) + ligio, "to tie, to bind," hence &q...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Perichoresis: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Perichoresis
PERICHORESIS The word is Greek, as you might imagine: peri "around" + choreio "dance." But for the Greeks "da...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Magic: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Magic
MAGIC From Latin magi, pl. (Greek magoi, pl. of magos, a Magian, one of the Median tribe; also an enchanter, properly a wise-man who i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramakrishna: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramakrishna - Ramakrshna's Impact
Born as he was during a social upheaval in Bengal in particular and India in general, Ramakrishna and his movement was an important part ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kashmir Shaivism: Encyclopedia Ii - Kashmir Shaivism - Shaivism In Relation To Other Religions Or Spiritual Paths
The schools of Shaivism have an attitude that most of the time do not conform to the accepted Brahmanic tradition. Shaivism is not exclus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Human Sacrifice
Human sacrifice was practiced by many ancient cultures. People would be ritually killed in a manner that was supposed to please or appeas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Islam
An animal sacrifice in Arabic is called Qurban. However this word has a pagan connotation in some places (however, in India, the word qur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Hinduism
In India, some semi-tribal Hindus, as well as some worshipper-communities of Shaktism (the Mother Goddess) offer sacrifice of goats and b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Semen: Encyclopedia Ii - Semen - Cultural Views
In some cultures, semen is attributed with special properties of masculinity. For instance, among the Etoro people of Papua New Guinea, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Games
Sacrifice is also used metaphorically to describe a number of plays in games. Sacrifices, in this sense, are plays that deliberately lose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Islam
An animal sacrifice in Arabic is called Qurban. However this word has a pagan connotation in some places (however, in India, the word qur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Judaism
In Judaism, a sacrifice is known as a Korban from the Hebrew root karov meaning to "[come] Close [to God]". The centrality of sacrifices ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Sacrifice - Sacrifice In The Classical World
Ancient Greeks practiced human sacrifice; references exist to sacrifice of maidens to Artemis. According to Roman sources, Phoenicians an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Sacrifice - Celtic Sacrifice
As written in Roman sources, Celtic Druids engaged extensively in human sacrifice. According to Julius Caesar, Gauls built wicker figures...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Sacrifice - Viking Age Sacrifice
According to Norse mythology, Odin hanged himself from the world-tree Yggdrasil for nine nights to attain divine wisdom. Medieval Christi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Hinduism
Hindus believe in Ahimsa (non-violence). Even the oldest of their religious texts speak about earth, fire, water and air but not about an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Christianity
The concept of self-sacrifice and martyrs are central to Christianity. In Christian teaching, God became incarnate in Jesus Christ to acc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramakrishna: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramakrishna - Religious Perspectives
Ramakrishna - Teachings. Ramakrishna's mystical realization, classified by Hindu tradition as nirvikalpa samadhi (literally, "constant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ramakrishna: Encyclopedia Ii - Ramakrishna - Biography
Historically, in India, emphasis is given to the teachings of saints and insufficient attention is paid to dates and details. In the case...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Sacrifice - Sacrifice In The Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible generally condemns human sacrifice. In Genesis 22 there is a story about the binding of Isaac. In this story, God tests ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Sacrifice - Mesoamerican Sacrifice
Some of the most famous forms of ancient human sacrifice were performed by various Pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica. Aztec: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Alternative Cultures Of Worship
Hinduism - The Bhakti schools. Main article: Bhakti The Bhakti (Devotional) school takes its name from the Hindu term that signifies ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Art - Northern Buddhist Art
The Silk Road transmission of Buddhism to Central Asia, China and ultimately Korea and Japan started in the 1st century CE with a semi-le...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Hinduism Sitemap I - T
This is a sitemap for topic pages related to Hinduism. Click on a link and you will find multiple articles related to the topic:  ...   » Read the article