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Abhayamudra Buddhism

Abhayamudra

In the Hindu context, the Abhayamudra, Abhaya mudra or abhaya mudra is a hand gesture (mudra) that indicates tranquility, security, absence of fear and brings protection and divine blessing. In...

Abhayamudra

In the Hindu context, the Abhayamudra, Abhaya mudra or abhaya mudra is a hand gesture (mudra) that indicates tranquility, security, absence of fear and brings protection and divine blessing. In...

Siddhi Buddhism

Siddhi

Siddhi (devanāgarī: सिद्धि) is a Sanskrit term meaning "accomplishment," "perfection," or "success, " in Tibetan ngödrup (Tibetan: དངོས་གྲུབ, Wylie: dngos grub). In yoga, it refers to a supernatural power.Traditionally, Indian...

Siddhi

Siddhi (devanāgarī: सिद्धि) is a Sanskrit term meaning "accomplishment," "perfection," or "success, " in Tibetan ngödrup (Tibetan: དངོས་གྲུབ, Wylie: dngos grub). In yoga, it refers to a supernatural power.Traditionally, Indian...

Kalpa Buddhism

Kalpa

Kalpa is a Sanskrit term meaning eon or long period and is used mainly in Buddhist and Hindu cosmology. Buddhism In Buddhism there are four different types of kalpas: The...

Kalpa

Kalpa is a Sanskrit term meaning eon or long period and is used mainly in Buddhist and Hindu cosmology. Buddhism In Buddhism there are four different types of kalpas: The...

Hinayana Buddhism

Hinayana

Hinayana (Sanskrit हीनयान hīnayāna, "inferior vehicle") is a term of Mahayana Buddhism for all non-Mahayana streams of Buddhism. In one interpretation, Hinayana refers to the regional or philosophical traditions from...

Hinayana

Hinayana (Sanskrit हीनयान hīnayāna, "inferior vehicle") is a term of Mahayana Buddhism for all non-Mahayana streams of Buddhism. In one interpretation, Hinayana refers to the regional or philosophical traditions from...

Brahma Buddhism

Brahma

In the framework of Buddhist cosmology, a Brahmā is a higher type of deities (devas); which would be involved in the creation of the different existing universes. Origins In early...

Brahma

In the framework of Buddhist cosmology, a Brahmā is a higher type of deities (devas); which would be involved in the creation of the different existing universes. Origins In early...

Amitabha Buddhism

Amitabha

Amitābha, Amitāyus or even Amida, in Japanese 阿弥陀, is a Buddha of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. He rules over the "Western Pure Land of Bliss" (Sanskrit: Sukhāvatī, Chinese: Xīfāng jílè...

Amitabha

Amitābha, Amitāyus or even Amida, in Japanese 阿弥陀, is a Buddha of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. He rules over the "Western Pure Land of Bliss" (Sanskrit: Sukhāvatī, Chinese: Xīfāng jílè...