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• Sutras
  ...of the [[discourses]] of the [[Buddha]] that constitute the basic text of Buddhist [[scripture]] ...word "sutra" was very likely meant to apply quite [[literally]] to these [[texts]], as they were written down in books of palm leaves sewn together with thr
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• Mindfulness
  ...ti, [[Sanskrit]]: smṛti) plays a [[central]] role in the [[teaching]] of [[Buddhist]] [[meditation]] where it is affirmed that "correct" or "right" mindfulness ...Sutta] ([[Sanskrit]]: Smṛtyupasthāna Sūtra) is one of the foremost early [[texts]] dealing with mindfulness. A key innovative teaching of the [[Buddha]] was
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• Dictionary of Hinduism
  ...festivals, [[belief]]s, gods, sacred sites, [[languages]], and religious [[texts]], this is the most comprehensive Hinduism dictionary of its kind. It conta ...historical interplay between Hindu [[tradition]]s and others, for example, Buddhist, Jain, Sikh, and Islamic. This dictionary is an invaluable first port of ca
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• Chants
  ...ewish liturgical music (chazzanut), Qur'an reading, Baha'i chants, various Buddhist chants, various mantras, and the chanting of psalms and prayers especially ...rit]] Names of God. Japanese Shigin (詩吟), or 'chanted poetry', mirrors Zen Buddhist principles and is sung from the Dan tien (or lower abdomen) — the [[locus
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• Falun Gong
  ...Forbearance]] (Chinese: 真、善、忍), and identifies as a qigong practice of the Buddhist school, though its teachings also incorporate elements drawn from [https:// ...n translated into an additional 38 languages. In addition to these central texts, Li has published several [[books]], lectures, articles, books of [[poetry]
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• Mindstream
  ...ions according to [[context]] and varied definitions employed by different Buddhist [[traditions]]. ...self is to fall into [[extreme]] forms of wrong view that make the path of Buddhist [[practice]] impossible." Scholar Herbert V. Gunther further explains, "an
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• Revelation
  ...often view their sacred texts as the "Word of God," often feeling that the texts are inspired by God. There are a number of ways that religious thinkers hav ...e been noted between the [[Abraham]]ic view of revelation and the [[Buddha|Buddhist]] principle of Enlightenment.
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• Mantras
  ...das]], the term ''mantra'' refers to the entire portion which contains the texts called [[Rigveda]], Yajur or Saam, that is, the metrical]] part as opposed ...llable: ''Aum'' which is central to both [[Hinduism|Hindu]] and [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] traditions.
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• Detachment
  In Buddhist and Hindu religious [[texts]] the opposite concept is expressed as ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up%
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• Bear & Co.
  ...ening]]: The Attainment of Self-Mastery According to the Earliest Buddhist Texts'' || [[Julius Evola]] || 1997
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• Buddhist Philosophy
  ...ddha|Gautama Buddha]], a.k.a. Siddhartha Gautama (c. [[5th century BCE]]). Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in [[metaphysics]], [[phenomenol Particular points of Buddhist philosophizing have often been the subject of disputes between different [[
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• Indian Philosophy
  ====Buddhist philosophy==== Buddhist philosophy is a system of beliefs based on the teachings of [[Gautama Buddh
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• Decomposition Laya
  ...0). Similarly, Govinda tells us that adepts training in the art of Tibetan Buddhist meditation must weave the productive phase of [[meditation]], sristi-krama, ...s potentialities (86). \"Unforutnately, there is little description in the texts to help define space particles further\" (86).
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• Becoming a Transducer
  ...and Buddhist Tantrism, Vaishnavism and Shaivaism, Jainism, Vedantism. And texts: The Vedas, the Upanishads, and Brahmanas. "This," Govinda states, "does no
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• Presence
  ...said to be quite [[subtle]] (cf. divine [[illumination]]), but religious [[texts]] typically deal with important occurrences wherein God deals directly with * Aum - The [[Buddhist]] and Hindu (Indian religions) name that has evokes the concepts of the One
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• Buddha
  ...rces of information regarding Siddhārtha Gautama's life are the [[Buddhist texts]]. The Buddha and his monks spent four months each year discussing and rehe ...ntial accounts exist. The following is a summary of what is found in these texts.
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• Consciousness
  ...e-with, that is, shared knowledge. The word first appears in Latin juridic texts by writers such as Cicero. Here, conscientia is the knowledge that a witnes ...ity and Islam is reported to be quite similar. The pursuit of yoga and the Buddhist Jhanas involve feelings of oneness with the world that give rise to a state
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• Compassion
  ...in the Hindu traditions reaches as far back as the [[Vedas]], [[sacred]] [[texts]] composed over a period prior to 1500 B.C. While the early Vedas sometimes ===The Buddhist tradition===
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• Philosophy
  ...nt of thought in its historical context? To what degree can philosophical texts from prior historical eras even be understood today? ...the foundation laid by the Upanishads. Hindu philosophy is followed by the Buddhist and Jain philosophies.
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• Chakra
  ...es or states of [[existence]] in which gods or men may find themselves. (''Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Grammar and Dictionary''. Volume II. p. 221. Motilal Banars ...variations on these concepts in the Sanskrit source [[text]]s. In earlier texts there are various systems of chakras and nadis, with varying connections be
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