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2. Mandala - Wikipedia

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   A mandala, (Sanskrit: मण्डल, romanized: maṇḍala, lit. 'circle', [ˈmɐɳɖɐlɐ] ) is a geometric configuration of symbols. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of practitioners and adepts, as a spiritual guidance tool, for establishing a sacred space and as an aid to meditation and ...

3. List of English words of Sanskrit origin - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of English words of Sanskrit origin. Most of these words were not directly borrowed from Sanskrit. The meaning of some words have changed slightly after being borrowed. Both languages belong to the Indo-European language family and have numerous cognate terms; some examples are "mortal", "mother", "father" and the names of the ...

4. Tantra - Wikipedia

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   Therefore, by extension, it can also mean "system", "doctrine", or "work". [16] The connotation of the word tantra to mean an esoteric practice or religious ritualism is a colonial era European invention. [17] [18] [19] This term is based on the metaphor of weaving, states Ron Barrett, where the Sanskrit root tan means the warping of threads on ...

5. Bindu (symbol) - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] Bindu is the point around which the mandala is created, representing the Universe. [3] Bindu is often merged with [seed] (or sperm) and ova. In the Yogachudamani Upanishad Bindu is a duality, with a white Bindu representing shukla (pure) and a red Bindu representing maharaj .

6. Yantra - Wikipedia

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   Mandalas and yantras both frequently include lotus petals, which represent purity and transcendence. Eight-petaled lotuses are common, but lotuses in yantras can include 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 32, 100, 1000 or more petals. Circle Many mandalas have three concentric circles in the center, representing manifestation. Outer square

7. Mandala (political model) - Wikipedia

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   Maṇḍala is a Sanskrit word meaning 'circle'. The mandala is a model for describing the patterns of diffuse political power distributed among Mueang or Kedatuan (principalities) in medieval Southeast Asian history , when local power was more important than the central leadership.

8. Richa - Wikipedia

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   The etymological origin of the richa is the Sanskrit word Ṛc (ऋच्), which means to praise. [3] Richa, is therefore, one ṛc after the other. Other meanings of ṛc are splendor, worship, or a hymn. [4] Richa can also refer to a verbal composition of celestial sounds called shrutis; the Gayatri Mantra is a rucha as well.

9. Sanskrit - Wikipedia

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   [140] [141] The structure and capabilities of the Classical Sanskrit language launched ancient Indian speculations about "the nature and function of language", what is the relationship between words and their meanings in the context of a community of speakers, whether this relationship is objective or subjective, discovered or is created, how ...