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  2. Lokaksema (Hindu prayer) - Wikipedia

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    Lokaksema or Lokakshema is a Sanskrit word meaning "global well-being". Loka means "world", and Kshema means "welfare" in Sanskrit. It is normally used in the context of various prayers and rituals performed in Hinduism. For example, there could be a big ritual yagna conducted for some common good such as a blessing for rains.

  3. Loka - Wikipedia

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    Loka (Sanskrit: लोक, romanized: Loka, lit. 'Planet') is a concept in Hinduism and other Indian religions , that may be translated as a planet, the universe, a plane , or a realm of existence .

  4. Urdhva lokas - Wikipedia

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    Bhuloka or Earth where humans live. The sphere of the Earth or Bhuloka (‘Bhu’ means ‘Earth’ and ‘loka’ means the surface of the Earth), comprehending its oceans, mountains, and rivers, extends as far as it is illuminated by the rays of the Sun and Moon; and to the same extent, both in diameter and circumference, the sphere of the sky (Bhuvaloka) spreads above it (as far upwards as ...

  5. Bhashini - Wikipedia

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    Bhashini is an Indian government project developed by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under its "National Language Translation Mission." It aims to help Indian citizens translate content in various Indian languages and enable effective communication among different-language speakers across India, and thus reduce the language barrier in India.

  6. Gita Dhyanam - Wikipedia

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    The setting of the Bhagavad Gita: Krishna and Arjuna at Kurukshetra, 18–19th century painting.. The Gītā Dhyānam (Sanskrit: गीता ध्यानम्), also called the Gītā Dhyāna or the Dhyāna Ślokas associated with the Gītā, is a 9-verse Sanskrit poem that has often been attached to the Bhagavad Gita, one of the most important scriptures of Hinduism.

  7. Lokapala - Wikipedia

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    In Buddhism, lokapāla are one of two broad categories of dharmapāla (protectors of the Buddhist religion) -the other category being Wisdom Protectors. In China, "each is additionally associated with a specific direction and the Four Heraldic Animals of Chinese astronomy/astrology, as well as playing a more secular role in rural communities ensuring favorable weather for crops and peace ...

  8. Tantrāloka - Wikipedia

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    In 2023, Mark Dyczkowski published a complete translation into English with Jayaratha's commentary. [5] In 2024, Christian de Vietri published Trika Maṇḍala Prakāśa , [ 6 ] the first comprehensive exposition of the Trika mandalas described by Abhinavagupta in the Tantrāloka .

  9. Jñāna - Wikipedia

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    In Tibetan Buddhism, jñāna (Tibetan: ye shes) refers to pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances, and is contrasted with vijñāna, which is a moment of 'divided knowing'.