Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia - Yoga
Yoga is a family of ancient spiritual practices that originated in India, where it remains a vibrant living tradition and is seen as a me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Buddhism
Buddhism, a religion and philosophy from ancient India, is based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, of the Shakyas. Hi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: Tradition that predates Hinduism, and emphasizes meditation for self realization.    (See also: Yoga , Buddhism, Bo...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: An Introduction To Yoga
An Introduction to Yoga Yoga can be defined as a complete science of life. It was originated in India many thousands of years ago. It is...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, who lived in what is now Northern India ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Origins Of Buddhism
Buddhism: Origins of Buddhism Legend has it that the Buddha to be, Siddhartha Gautama, was born around the 6th century BCE. His birthpla...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Prayers In Buddhism
It is commonly believed that Buddhism involves long hours of meditation and is devoid of elaborative pujas (prayers) and ceremonies assoc...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Introduction To Buddhism
Buddhism is a philosophy and/or religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama (Sanskrit; in Pali, Siddhattha Gotama),...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Principles Of Buddhism
The main principles of Buddhism: The Three Jewels, The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Five Precepts, The three marks of...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Buddhism After The Buddha
  Buddhism after the Buddha Buddhism spread slowly in India until the powerful Mauryan emperor Asoka converted to it and actively s...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Day Of Buddha’s Enlightenment  
Twenty-five years ago, in the light of a full moon, I sat facing the lying Buddha in Polonnaruwa in central Sri Lanka. It was Buddha P...   » Read the article

Article - Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Chinese Mahaya...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Stages In Yoga
A seeker asked, "What action shall I perform to attain God?" "If you wish to attain God" came the response, "...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Uposatha Observance Days
Buddhism: Uposatha Observance Days Uposatha days are times of renewed dedication to Dhamma practice, observed by both lay people and mon...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Yoga Of Right Conduct
Ethics as a Means to Yoga.   From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.      » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Relevance Of Buddhism In The New Century
Relevance of Buddhism In the New Century In the 20th century great changes took place as a result of experiments and developments in a b...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Relations With Other Faiths
Buddhism: Relations with other faiths Some Hindus (primarily in the northern regions of India) believe that Gautama is the 9th incarnati...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: The Meaning Of Yoga
While in recent years the word "yoga" has been heard more in gyms than in religious discourse, "yoga" in its original...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Hints On Yoga
Brahmacharya is very very essential Even in dreams you must be free from lustful thoughts. It requires long practice and careful watch ov...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Brazil
Buddhism in Brazil has practitioners of various Buddhist schools, as well as a fair number of somewhat Buddhist-inspired cults and "New A...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: History Of Buddhism
History of Buddhism The history of Buddhism is the story of one man's spiritual journey to Enlightenment, and of the teachings and ways ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Japan
The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods, namely the Nara period (up to 784), the Heian period (794-118...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In India
Theravada is the single remaining representative of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikaya schools of Indian Buddhism, which are sometimes ref...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Introduction To Buddhism
Introduction to Buddhism. Buddhism is a spiritual tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development and the attainment of a deep ...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Sadhana: Yoga For Health
Most of the diseases take their origin in over-eating, sexual excess and outbursts of anger and hatred. If the mind is kept cool and calm...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: The Quintessence Of Yoga
Yoga is union with the infinite through meditation and Samadhi. A Yogi is freed from Karma or the law of cause and effect, from births a...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Austria
For more background on this topic, see Culture of Austria. Buddhism is a legally recognized religion in Austria and it is followed by ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In China
Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has a...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In The United States
Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non-A...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism By Region
Buddhist beliefs and practices vary according to region. There are distinctions between and within the Buddhism practised in various regi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism — formerly also called Lamaism, after their religious gurus known as lamas — is the body of religious Buddhist doctr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agni Yoga: Encyclopedia - Agni Yoga
Agni Yoga, also called the "Teaching of Living Ethics" or (in Russian) the Zhivaya Etica, is an esoteric teaching founded by the Russian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Buddhism: Encyclopedia - History Of Buddhism
The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddharta Gautama. This make...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atman Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Atman Buddhism
Atman is a Sanskrit word, normally translated as 'soul' or 'self' (also ego). In Buddhism, the concept of Atman is the prime consequence ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what it sees as inconsistencies in Chinese Mahaya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism
Greco-Buddhism, sometimes spelled Græco-Buddhism, is the cultural syncretism between the culture of Classical Greece and Buddhism, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anahata Yoga: Encyclopedia - Anahata Yoga
Anahata Yoga is a meditative hatha yoga developed by Ana Costa. It was registered with the Yoga Alliance in 2002. More than 60 teachers h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism (日蓮系諸宗派: Nichiren-kei sho shūha) is a branch of Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th century Japane...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam
Buddhism in Vietnam is Buddhism that had been localized to Vietnam from India and later from China. Vietnamese Buddhism has many characte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burmese Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Burmese Buddhism
Burmese Buddhism is largely of the Theravada sect, with the exception of mostly Burmese-Chinese adherents, who typically practice Mahayan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith In Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Faith In Buddhism
Faith (saddha/ sraddha) is an important constituent element of the teachings of the Buddha - both in the Theravada tradition as in the Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thien Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Thien Buddhism
Thiền Buddhism (禪宗 Thiền Tông) is the Vietnamese name for the school of Chan Buddhism, which in turn is most familiarly known to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In The United States
Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non-A...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Yoga
Yoga: meaning Union, A broad range of disciplined forms of meditation, which share the goal of freeing the mind from attachment, and d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Social Studies Dictionary - Buddhism
Definition and meaning of Buddhism   Buddhism - [World History] Buddhism evolved from Hinduism in northern India and Nepal and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Social Studies Dictionary - Buddhism
Definition and meaning of Buddhism   Buddhism - [World History] Buddhism evolved from Hinduism in northern India and Nepal and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Buddhist Yoga
Within the various schools of Tibetan Buddhism yoga likewise holds a central place, though not in the form presented by Patanjali or the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tibetan Buddhism: Parapsychology Dictionary On Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism: Tibetan Buddhism derives from the confluence of Buddhism and yoga which started to arrive in Tibet from India brief...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Yoga
yoga (Sanskrit) "Yoke" 1. Union of self with the absolute or divine. 2. Methods or discipline employed to obtain such union...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: A Spiritual Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: Religion which holds that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end suffering is to end the birth-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Principles Of Buddhism
Buddhism - The Three Marks of Existence. According to the Buddhist tradition, all phenomena (dharmas) are marked by three characteristi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: Religion founded in India by Gautama Siddhartha (563-483 BCE) which stresses the four noble truths; Buddhism's main two main...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Hindu Yoga
Yoga - Bhagavad Gita. Main article: Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita famously distinguishes several types of "yoga", corresponding to ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Buddhism
buddhism: non-orthodox form of vedic / aryan teaching founded by the buddha or enlightened one   (See also: buddhism , Hindui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samsara: Encyclopedia Ii - Samsara - Saṃsāra In Buddhism
Samsara - Saṃsāra in Nikaya Buddhism. Whereas in Hinduism some being (ātman, jiva, etc.) is regarded as being subject to Saṃsāra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Buddhism
Buddhism: non-orthodox form of Vedic\Aryan teaching founded by the Buddha or enlightened one   (See also: Buddhism , Hinduism,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Practices Of Buddhism
Buddhism - Refuge in The Three Jewels. Main Article: Refuge (Buddhism) Buddhists seek refuge in the "Three Jewels" of Buddhism as the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - The Word Yoga
The word "yoga" - from the Sanskrit root yuj ("to yoke") - is generally translated as "union" or "integration." This may be understood as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Buddhism - Early Buddhism
Before the royal sponsorship of Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, Buddhism seems to have remained a relatively minor phenomenon, and the his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vyasa: Encyclopedia Ii - Vyasa - Vyasa In Buddhism
Vyasa appears as Kanha-dipayana(the Pali verion of his name) in two Jataka tales: the Kanha-dipayana Jataka and Ghata Jataka.Whilst the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Diversity Of Yoga
Over the long history of yoga, different schools have emerged, and there are numerous examples of subdivisions and synthesis. It is commo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Yoga And Tantra
Yoga is often mentioned in company with Tantra. While the two have deep similarities, most traditions distinguish them from one another. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Yoga And Religion
In the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain traditions, the spiritual goals of yoga are seen as inseparable from the religions of which yoga f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhism And The West
Occasional intersections between Western civilization and the Buddhist world have been occurring for thousands of years. Perhaps the most...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism A religion of Asia holding the belief that by the right living and the right thinking one can reach Nirvana   (See al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism {}   (See also: Buddhism , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Health And Healing Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: World religion based on the spiritual teachings of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha. There are a number of versions or sects of Bud...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Buddhism
BUDDHISM: The religion based on the doctrine of Gautama Buddha that asserts suffering is inseparable from existence and that enlighten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - History Of Tibetan Buddhism
Certain Buddhist scriptures arrived in southern Tibet from India as early as 173 CE during the reign of Thothori Nyantsen, the 28th king ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - History Of Tibetan Buddhism
Certain Buddhist scriptures arrived in southern Tibet from India as early as 173 CE during the reign of Thothori Nyantsen, the 28th king ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: The religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha (ca 624544 bce). He refuted the idea of man's...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism World religion based on the spiritual teachings of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha. There are a number of versions or sects of Budd...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Buddhism
Buddhism A variety of religions founded by a man named Gautama Siddhartha, the Buddha (“Enlightened One”). An outgrowth o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Buddhism
Buddhism: Buddhism. Religion founded by Buddha, which holds that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Buddhism
A Theosophical definition of Buddhism :   Buddhism The teachings of Gautama the Buddha. Buddhism today is divided into two bran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - Rituals And Ritual Objects
Tantric practitioners make use of special rituals and objects. Meditation is an important function which may be aided by the use of certa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - Monasticism
Although there were many yogis in Tibet, monasticism was the foundation of Buddhism. It's estimated that as much as 25% of the population...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Buddhism
BUDDHISM Since we waste our youth suffering from boundless ignorance and unfulfilled desire and since age is mostly a time of physical...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism. Buddhism is now split into two distinct Churches: the Southern and the Northern Church.   The former is said to be the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Buddhism - Expansion Of Buddhism To The West
After the Classical encounters between Buddhism and the West recorded in Greco-Buddhist art, information and legends about Buddhism seem ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - Traditions/orders/sects Of Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism has four main traditions (the suffix pa is comparable to "er" in English): Nyingma(pa), The Ancient Ones, the oldest an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - Schools/tenets Of Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhists divide buddhist philosophy as transmitted from India into four main schools of philosophical tenets: Two are Hinayana (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhism In The Modern World
Estimates of the number of Buddhists vary between 230 and 500 million, with 350 million as the most commonly cited figure. [5] In norther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhism After The Buddha
Buddhism spread slowly in India until the powerful Mauryan emperor Ashoka converted to it and actively supported it. His promotion led to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Yoga Practice And Intention
Modern yoga practice often includes traditional elements inherited from Hinduism, such as moral and ethical principles, postures designed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Origins
Images of a meditating yogi from the Indus Valley Civilization are thought to be 6 to 7 thousand years old. The earliest written accounts...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga (Sanskrit). (1) One of the six Darshanas or schools of India; a school of philosophy founded by Patanjali, though the real Yoga ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: Hindu meditative practices; the formal school of Yoga developed in the middle ages contains seven sub-schools: Jnana Yoga (knowl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Yoga
yoga: yoga. (a) Union of the individual self or Atma with the Supreme Being or Universal Self; act of yoking. (b) A spiritual disci...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Parapsychology Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: Literally means 'link' or 'combination'. This word has broad implications and is used in many ways throughout the Vedas and wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atman Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Atman Buddhism - Positive Teachings On The Atman In Mahayana Buddhism
Not all Buddhist scriptures, however, deny the reality of atman. Within the Mahayana branch of Buddhism, there exists an important class ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: A Spiritual Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: Union of the individual self, or Atma, with the Supreme Being, or Universal Self. There are many forms of Yoga, all of which ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tara Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tara Buddhism - Tara As A Tantric Deity
Tara as a focus for tantric deity yoga can be traced back to the time period of Padmasambhava. There is a Red Tara practice which was giv...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: (lit., union) The spiritual practices and disciplines that lead a seeker to evenness of mind, to the severing of the union with...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dhyana Yoga: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dhyana Yoga
Dhyana Yoga (Sanskrit) Profound spiritual mediation on the divinity within, imbodying six or seven stages of advancement, accompanied ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skanda Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Skanda Buddhism - History
According to the teaching, Skanda was the son of a virtous king who had complete faith in Buddha's teachings. When Buddha entered nirvana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Buddhism - Distinguishing Characteristics
Tibetan Buddhism may be distinguished from other schools of Tantric Buddhism by a number of unique traits including: belief in reincarna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Headline Text
Buddhism, a religion and philosophy from ancient India, is based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, of the Shakyas. His...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Characteristics Of Vietnamese Buddhism
Buddhism in Vietnam - Syncretism. Buddhism in Vietnam - Ying-yang harmony. Buddhism in Vietnam - Flexibility. ... See also:Bud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Characteristics Of Vietnamese Buddhism
Buddhism in Vietnam - Syncretism. Buddhism in Vietnam - Yin-yang harmony. Buddhism in Vietnam - Flexibility. ... See also:Budd...   » Read the article