yantra (In Tantric Hinduism and Vajrayana

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• yantra — ▪ religion Sanskrit“instrument”       in Tantric Hinduism and Vajrayana (Vajrayāna), or Tantric Buddhism, a linear diagram used as a support for ritual. In its more elaborate and pictorial form it is called a mandala. Yantras range from those… …   Universalium

• Mandala — For other uses, see Mandala (disambiguation). Thangka painting of Vajradhatu Mandala Maṇḍala (मण्डल) is a Sanskrit word that means circle . In the Buddhist and Hindu religious traditions their sacred art often takes a mandala form. The basic form …   Wikipedia

• Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …   Universalium

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• Tantra — (Sanskrit: तन्त्र ; weave denoting continuity [Norbu, p. 49] ), tantricism or tantrism is any of several esoteric traditions rooted in the religions of India. The tantric movement has influenced the Hindu, Bön, Buddhist, and Jain religious… …   Wikipedia

• Mantra — In Tibet, many Buddhists carve mantras into rocks as a form of meditation. A mantra (Tib.སྔགས་ ngak; Wyl. sngags) [1] is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that is considered capable of creating transformation (cf. spiritual… …   Wikipedia

• Chakra — For other uses, see Chakra (disambiguation). Coloured Chakras with Descriptions …   Wikipedia

• Tummo — (Tibetan: gtum mo ; Sanskrit: caṇḍalī ) is a practice associated with the subtle body of energy channels, energy winds and energy drops. The practices are taught in a suite of advanced sadhana , such as the Six yogas of Naropa, which are… …   Wikipedia

• Bīja — In Hinduism and Buddhism, the Sanskrit term bīja (Jp. 種子 shuji), literally seed, is used as a metaphor for the origin or cause of things and cognate with bindu.The metaphor is considerably extended in the Consciousness only teachings of the… …   Wikipedia

• Trance — denotes a variety of processes, techniques, modalities and states of mind, awareness and consciousness. Trance states may occur involuntarily and unbidden.The term trance may be associated with meditation, magic, flow, and prayer. It may also be… …   Wikipedia