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The word which all the Vedas proclaim, That which is expressed in every Tapas (penance, austerity, meditation), That for which they live the life of a Brahmacharin, Understand that word in its essence: Om! that is the word. Yes, this syllable is Brahman, This syllable is the highest. He who knows that syllable, Whatever he desires, is his.
The word dhāraṇī derives from a Sanskrit root √dhṛ meaning "to hold or maintain". [3] [30] This root is likely derived from the historical Vedic religion of ancient India, where chants and melodious sounds were believed to have innate spiritual and healing powers even if the sound cannot be translated and has no meaning (as in a music).
Before Nichiren's time, during a Lotus Sutra lecture series in Japan in 1110 C.E., a tale was told of an illiterate monk in Sui-dynasty China who was instructed to chant from dawn to night the daimoku mantra "Namu Ichijō Myōhō Renge Kyō" as a way to honor the Lotus Sutra as the One Vehicle teaching of the Buddha since he could not read the ...
Sanskrit language's historical presence has been attested in many countries. The evidence includes manuscript pages and inscriptions discovered in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia. These have been dated between 300 and 1800 CE. The Sanskrit language's historic presence is attested across a wide geography beyond South Asia.
A clickable map of the official language or lingua franca spoken in each state/province of South Asia excluding the Maldives. Indo-Aryan languages are in green, Iranic languages in dark green, Dravidian languages in purple, Tibeto-Burman languages in red, and Turkic languages in orange.
This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. (July 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Tyagaraja, known for his extensive contributions to Carnatic music Music of India Genres Traditional Classical Carnatic Odissi Hindustani Folk Borgeet Baul Bhajan Kirtana Shyama Sangeet ...
With roots in the Vedic anukirtana tradition, a kirtan is a call-and-response or antiphonal style song or chant, set to music, wherein multiple singers recite the names of a deity, describe a legend, express loving devotion to a deity, or discuss spiritual ideas. [6]