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  2. Vedantasara (of Sadananda) - Wikipedia

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    Sadananda explains that because it is impossible to conceive the same word as indicating a part of its own meaning as well as the meaning of another word, and when the meaning is directly expressed by the other word it does not require the application of Lakshana to the first word to indicate it.

  3. Rasa (aesthetics) - Wikipedia

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    As an example, the literary work Bhagavata Purana deploys rasa, presenting the bhakti of Krishna in aesthetic terms. The rasa it presents is an emotional relish, a mood called Sthayi Bhava. This development towards a relishable state is created through emotional conditions which are called Vibhavas, Anubhavas and Sanchari Bhavas.

  4. Essence - Wikipedia

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    Essence (Latin: essentia) has various meanings and uses for different thinkers and in different contexts.It is used in philosophy and theology as a designation for the property or set of properties or attributes that make an entity the entity it is or, expressed negatively, without which it would lose its identity.

  5. Advaita Vedanta - Wikipedia

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    The word Vedānta is a composition of two Sanskrit words: The word Veda refers to the whole corpus of vedic texts, and the word "anta" means 'end'. From this, one meaning of Vedānta is "the end of the Vedas" or "the ultimate knowledge of the Vedas".

  6. Mantra - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Some mantras have a syntactic structure and a literal meaning, while others do not. [2] [4] ꣽ, ॐ (Aum, Om) serves as an important mantra in various Indian religions. Specifically, it is an example of a seed syllable mantra . It is believed to be the first sound in Hinduism and as the sonic essence of the absolute divine reality ...

  7. Essentials of Hindutva - Wikipedia

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    Savarkar used the term "Hindutva" (Sanskrit -tva, neuter abstract suffix) to describe "Hinduness" or the "quality of being a Hindu".[7] [failed verification] Savarkar regarded Hinduism as an ethnic, cultural and political identity.

  8. Rasayana - Wikipedia

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    The more general name for the Indian science of alchemy or proto-chemistry is Rasaśāstra (रसशास्त्र in Sanskrit), or "The Science of Mercury," in Nepali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada and several other languages. Early Indian alchemical texts discuss the use of prepared forms of mercury or cinnabar (see samskaras).

  9. Svabhava - Wikipedia

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    It is the intrinsic nature, essential nature or essence of beings. The concept and term svabhāva are frequently encountered in Hindu and Buddhist traditions such as Advaita Vedanta (e.g. in the Avadhūta Gītā ), Mahāyāna Buddhism (e.g. in the Ratnagotravibhāga ), Vaishnavism (e.g., the writings of Ramanuja ) and Dzogchen (e.g. in the ...