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Small Yoga dictionary (Sanskrit-English). If you are a Yoga practitioner, or are thinking of becoming one, this excellent guide to Yoga introduces you to the main concepts of this millenary practice, with concise translations from transliterated Sanskrit into English.
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Created By: Miguel Portillo
Submitted to the Babylon Information Platform
under the title YOGA
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Yoga Dictionary INDEX:
List of Terms: Terms beginning with "A", Page 1 |
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Term of the day
mandala
In general, an art form based on the closed circle, which is the symbol on eternal continuity. In Trantric Buddhism ( Vajrayana), it is a painting or tapestry based on concentric circles. Within the circles, the Buddha usually appears with other deities, bodhisattvas, and other symbolic imagery. For the monk, a mandala serves as a focus of meditation, and a symbolic representation of the reality of the identity of samsara and nirvana. In popular religion, the mandala is often the focus of worship--or, to put it another way, the Buddhas and deities depicted in a mandala become the object(s) of worship. For further information about mandalas, click here.
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Popular Terms
Tantrayana Samathabhavana Amitabha Buddha Kandha Samadhi |
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