Brahman, the Glossary
In Hinduism, Brahman (ब्रह्मन्; IAST: Brahman) connotes the highest universal principle, the Ultimate Reality of the universe.[1]
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148 relations: Absolute (philosophy), Achintya Bheda Abheda, Adi Shankara, Advaita Vedanta, Aesthetics, Aitareya Upanishad, Alpha Books, American Brahman, Anattā, Anekantavada, Aranyaka, Atharvaveda, Avatar, Avidyā (Hinduism), Axiology, Ājīvika, Ātman (Hinduism), Śruti, Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavan, Bhakti, Book of the Month, Brahma, Brahma Sutras, Brahmana, Brahmavihara, Brahmin, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Buddhism, Chandogya Upanishad, Charvaka, Deva (Hinduism), Dualism (Indian philosophy), Duḥkha, Dvaita Vedanta, Energy, Ethics, Existence, First principle, Four causes, Gavin Flood, Gender, Grammatical gender, Guru Granth Sahib, Hindu philosophy, Hindu texts, Hinduism, Historical Vedic religion, Ik Onkar, Immanence, ... Expand index (98 more) »
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Absolute (philosophy)
In philosophy (often specifically metaphysics), the absolute, in most common usage, is a perfect, self-sufficient reality that depends upon nothing external to itself.
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Achintya Bheda Abheda
Achintya-Bheda-Abheda (अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद, in IAST) is a school of Vedanta representing the philosophy of inconceivable one-ness and difference. Brahman and Achintya Bheda Abheda are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (lit), was an Indian Vedic scholar and teacher (acharya) of Advaita Vedanta.
Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta (अद्वैत वेदान्त) is a Hindu tradition of textual exegesis and philosophy and a Hindu sādhanā, a path of spiritual discipline and experience. Brahman and Advaita Vedanta are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Aesthetics
Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and the nature of taste; and functions as the philosophy of art.
Aitareya Upanishad
The Aitareya Upanishad (ऐतरेयोपनिषद्) is a Mukhya Upanishad, associated with the Rigveda.
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Alpha Books
Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Random House, is an American publisher best known for its Complete Idiot's Guides series.
American Brahman
The Brahman is an American breed of zebuine-taurine hybrid beef cattle.
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Anattā
In Buddhism, the term anattā (𑀅𑀦𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸) or anātman (अनात्मन्) is the doctrine of "non-self" – that no unchanging, permanent self or essence can be found in any phenomenon.
Anekantavada
(अनेकान्तवाद, "many-sidedness") is the Jain doctrine about metaphysical truths that emerged in ancient India.
Aranyaka
The Aranyakas (आरण्यक; IAST) are a part of the ancient Indian Vedas concerned with the meaning of ritual sacrifice.
Atharvaveda
The Atharvaveda or Atharva Veda (अथर्ववेद,, from अथर्वन्, and वेद, "knowledge") or Atharvana Veda (अथर्वणवेद) is the "knowledge storehouse of atharvāṇas, the procedures for everyday life".
Avatar
Avatar is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means. Brahman and Avatar are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Avidyā (Hinduism)
Avidyā is a Sanskrit word whose literal meaning is ignorance, misconceptions, misunderstandings, incorrect knowledge, and it is the opposite of Vidya. Brahman and Avidyā (Hinduism) are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Axiology
Axiology (from Greek ἀξία, axia: "value, worth"; and -λογία, -logia: "study of") is the philosophical study of value.
Ājīvika
Ajivika (IAST) is one of the ''nāstika'' or "heterodox" schools of Indian philosophy.
Ātman (Hinduism)
Ātman (आत्मन्) is a Sanskrit word for the true or eternal Self or the self-existent essence or impersonal witness-consciousness within each individual. Brahman and Ātman (Hinduism) are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Śruti
Śruti or shruti (श्रुति) in Sanskrit means "that which is heard" and refers to the body of most authoritative, ancient religious texts comprising the central canon of Hinduism.
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita (translit-std), often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture, which is part of the epic Mahabharata.
Bhagavan
The word Bhagavan (Bhagavān; italics), also spelt as Bhagwan (sometimes translated in English as "Lord", "God"), an epithet within Indian religions used to denote figures of religious worship. Brahman and Bhagavan are Hindu philosophical concepts and Names of God in Hinduism.
Bhakti
Bhakti (भक्ति; Pali: bhatti) is a term common in Indian religions which means attachment, fondness for, devotion to, trust, homage, worship, piety, faith, or love. Brahman and Bhakti are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Book of the Month
Book of the Month (founded 1926) is a United States subscription-based e-commerce service that offers a selection of five to seven new hardcover books each month to its members.
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Brahma
Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva.
Brahma Sutras
The Brahma Sūtras (ब्रह्मसूत्राणि), also known as the Vedanta Sūtra (Sanskrit: वेदान्त सूत्र), Shariraka Sūtra, and Bhikshu-sūtra, are a Sanskrit text which synthesizes and harmonizes Upanishadic ideas and practices.
Brahmana
The Brahmanas (Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणम्, IAST: Brāhmaṇam) are Vedic śruti works attached to the Samhitas (hymns and mantras) of the Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva Vedas.
Brahmavihara
The (sublime attitudes, lit. "abodes of brahma") are a series of four Buddhist virtues and the meditation practices made to cultivate them.
Brahmin
Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) is a varna (caste) within Hindu society.
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद्) is one of the Principal Upanishads and one of the first Upanishadic scriptures of Hinduism.
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Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Chandogya Upanishad
The Chandogya Upanishad (Sanskrit: छान्दोग्योपनिषद्, IAST: Chāndogyopaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text embedded in the Chandogya Brahmana of the Sama Veda of Hinduism.
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Charvaka
Charvaka (चार्वाक; IAST: Cārvāka), also known as Lokāyata, is an ancient school of Indian materialism.
Deva (Hinduism)
Deva (Sanskrit: देव) means "shiny", "exalted", "heavenly being", "divine being", "anything of excellence", and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism. Brahman and Deva (Hinduism) are Names of God in Hinduism.
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Dualism (Indian philosophy)
Dualism in Indian philosophy is a belief, or large spectrum of beliefs, held by certain schools of Indian philosophy that reality is fundamentally composed of two parts or two types of existence. Brahman and Dualism (Indian philosophy) are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Duḥkha
Duḥkha(Sanskrit: दुःख; Pali: dukkha), 'unease', "standing unstable," commonly translated as "suffering", "pain", or "unhappiness", is an important concept in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. Brahman and Duḥkha are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Dvaita Vedanta
Dvaita Vedanta; (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST: Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. Brahman and Dvaita Vedanta are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Energy
Energy is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat and light.
Ethics
Ethics is the philosophical study of moral phenomena.
Existence
Existence is the state of having being or reality in contrast to nonexistence and nonbeing.
First principle
In philosophy and science, a first principle is a basic proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption.
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Four causes
The four causes or four explanations are, in Aristotelian thought, four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?" in analysis of change or movement in nature: the material, the formal, the efficient, and the final.
Gavin Flood
Gavin Dennis Flood (born 1954) is a British scholar of comparative religion specialising in Shaivism and phenomenology, but with research interests that span South Asian traditions.
Gender
Gender includes the social, psychological, cultural and behavioral aspects of being a man, woman, or other gender identity.
Grammatical gender
In linguistics, a grammatical gender system is a specific form of a noun class system, where nouns are assigned to gender categories that are often not related to the real-world qualities of the entities denoted by those nouns.
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Guru Granth Sahib
The Guru Granth Sahib (ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ) is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal Guru following the lineage of the ten human gurus of the religion.
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Hindu philosophy
Hindu philosophy or Vedic philosophy is the set of Indian philosophical systems that developed in tandem with the religion of Hinduism during the iron and classical ages of India.
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Hindu texts
Hindu texts or Hindu scriptures are manuscripts and voluminous historical literature which are related to any of the diverse traditions within Hinduism.
Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
Historical Vedic religion
The historical Vedic religion, also known as Vedicism and Vedism, sometimes called "Ancient Hinduism", constituted the religious ideas and practices prevalent amongst the Indo-Aryan peoples of the northwest Indian subcontinent (Punjab and the western Ganges plain) during the Vedic period (1500–500 BCE).
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Ik Onkar
Ik Onkar, also spelled Ek Onkar or Ik Oankaar (Gurmukhi: or ਇੱਕ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ); literally, "one Om", hence interpreted as "There is only one God or one Creator") is a phrase in Sikhism that denotes the one supreme reality. It is a central tenet of Sikh religious philosophy.
Immanence
The doctrine or theory of immanence holds that the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world.
Impermanence
Impermanence, also known as the philosophical problem of change, is a philosophical concept addressed in a variety of religions and philosophies. Brahman and Impermanence are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Indian philosophy
Indian philosophy consists of philosophical traditions of the Indian subcontinent.
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Infinity
Infinity is something which is boundless, endless, or larger than any natural number.
International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration
The International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST) is a transliteration scheme that allows the lossless romanisation of Indic scripts as employed by Sanskrit and related Indic languages.
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Isha Upanishad
The Isha Upanishad (ईशोपनिषद्), also known as Shri Ishopanishad, Ishavasya Upanishad, or Vajasaneyi Samhita Upanishad, is one of the shortest Upanishads, embedded as the final chapter (adhyāya) of the Shukla Yajurveda.
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Ishvara
Ishvara is a concept in Hinduism, with a wide range of meanings that depend on the era and the school of Hinduism. Brahman and Ishvara are Hindu philosophical concepts and Names of God in Hinduism.
Jainism
Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.
Jan Gonda
Jan Gonda (14 April 1905 – 28 July 1991) was a Dutch Indologist and the first Utrecht professor of Sanskrit.
Jñāna
In Indian philosophy and religions, (ज्ञान) is "knowledge". Brahman and Jñāna are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Julius J. Lipner
Julius Lipner (born 11 August 1946), who is of Indo-Czech origin, was Professor of Hinduism and the Comparative Study of Religion at the University of Cambridge.
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Kalpa (time)
A kalpa is a long period of time (aeon) in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, generally between the creation and recreation of a world or universe. Brahman and kalpa (time) are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Kashmir Shaivism tradition, also called Trika Shaivism, is a non-dualist branch of Shaiva-Shakta Tantra Hinduism that originated in Kashmir after 850 CE.
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Kevala jnana
Kevala jnana (केवल ज्ञान) or Kevala gyana, also known as Kaivalya, means omniscience in Jainism and is roughly translated as complete understanding or supreme wisdom.
Klaus Klostermaier
Klaus K. Klostermaier (born 1933) is a Catholic priest and scholar of Hinduism, Indian history and culture.
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Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya (1199–1278 CE or 1238–1317 CE), also known as Purna Prajna and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta.
Mahayana
Mahāyāna is a term for a broad group of Buddhist traditions, texts, philosophies, and practices developed in ancient India (onwards).
Mahāvākyas
The Mahāvākyas (sing.:, महावाक्यम्; plural:, महावाक्यानि) are "The Great Sayings" of the Upanishads, as characterized by the Advaita school of Vedanta with mahā meaning great and vākya, a sentence. Brahman and Mahāvākyas are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Maitrayaniya Upanishad
The Maitrayaniya Upanishad (मैत्रायणीय उपनिषद्) is an ancient Sanskrit text that is embedded inside the Yajurveda.
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Masculinity
Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys.
Matter
In classical physics and general chemistry, matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume.
Maurice Bloomfield
Maurice Bloomfield, Ph.D., LL.D. (February 23, 1855 – June 12, 1928) was an Austrian Empire-born American philologist and Sanskrit scholar.
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Max Müller
Friedrich Max Müller (6 December 1823 – 28 October 1900) was a comparative philologist and Orientalist of German origin.
Maya (religion)
Maya (Devanagari: माया, IAST), literally "illusion" or "magic", has multiple meanings in Indian philosophies depending on the context. Brahman and Maya (religion) are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Meditation
Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness and detach from reflexive, "discursive thinking," achieving a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state, while not judging the meditation process itself.
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality.
Moksha
Moksha (मोक्ष), also called vimoksha, vimukti, and mukti, is a term in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, liberation, nirvana, or release. Brahman and Moksha are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Monism
Monism attributes oneness or singleness to a concept, such as to existence.
Mul Mantar
The Mūl Mantar (ਮੂਲ ਮੰਤਰ) is the opening verse of the Sikh scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib.
Mundaka Upanishad
The Mundaka Upanishad (मुण्डकोपनिषद्) is an ancient Sanskrit Vedic text, embedded inside Atharva Veda.
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Narayana
Narayana is one of the forms and epithets of Vishnu.
Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism is a version of Platonic philosophy that emerged in the 3rd century AD against the background of Hellenistic philosophy and religion.
Nimbarka Sampradaya
The Nimbarka Sampradaya (IAST: Nimbārka Sampradāya, Sanskrit निम्बार्क सम्प्रदाय), also known as the Kumāra Sampradāya, Hamsa Sampradāya, and Sanakādi Sampradāya (सनकादि सम्प्रदाय), is one of the four Vaiṣṇava Sampradāyas. Brahman and Nimbarka Sampradaya are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Nirvana
Nirvana (निर्वाण nirvāṇa; Pali: nibbāna; Prakrit: ṇivvāṇa; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo. Routledge) is a concept in Indian religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism), the extinguishing of the passions which is the ultimate state of soteriological release and the liberation from duḥkha ('suffering') and saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and rebirth. Brahman and Nirvana are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Nondualism
Nondualism includes a number of philosophical and spiritual traditions that emphasize the absence of fundamental duality or separation in existence.
Nyaya
Nyāya (Sanskrit:न्यायः, IAST:'nyāyaḥ'), literally meaning "justice", "rules", "method" or "judgment", is one of the six orthodox (Āstika) schools of Hindu philosophy.
Om
Om (or Aum) (translit-std, ISO 15919: Ōṁ) is a symbol representing a sacred sound, syllable, mantra, and an invocation in Hinduism. Brahman and Om are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Omniscience
Omniscience is the capacity to know everything. Brahman and Omniscience are Conceptions of God.
Ontology
Ontology is the philosophical study of being.
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Pantheism
Pantheism is the philosophical and religious belief that reality, the universe, and nature are identical to divinity or a supreme entity. Brahman and Pantheism are Conceptions of God.
Para Brahman
Para Brahman or Param Brahman (translit-std) in Hindu philosophy is the "Supreme Brahman" that which is beyond all descriptions and conceptualisations. Brahman and Para Brahman are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Paramatman
Paramatman (Sanskrit: परमात्मन्, IAST: Paramātman) or Paramātmā is the Absolute Atman, or supreme Self, in various philosophies such as the Vedanta and Yoga schools in Hindu theology, as well as other Indian religions such as Sikhism. Brahman and Paramatman are Hindu philosophical concepts and Names of God in Hinduism.
Paul Deussen
Paul Jakob Deussen (7 January 1845 – 6 July 1919) was a German Indologist and professor of philosophy at University of Kiel.
Personal god
A personal god, or personal goddess, is a deity who can be related to as a person, instead of as an impersonal force, such as the Absolute. Brahman and personal god are Conceptions of God.
Phenomenon
A phenomenon (phenomena), sometimes spelled phaenomenon, is an observable event.
Plotinus
Plotinus (Πλωτῖνος, Plōtînos; – 270 CE) was a Greek Platonist philosopher, born and raised in Roman Egypt.
Polemic
Polemic is contentious rhetoric intended to support a specific position by forthright claims and to undermine the opposing position.
Prakṛti
Prakriti (प्रकृति) is "the original or natural form or condition of anything, original or primary substance". Brahman and Prakṛti are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Purusha
Purusha is a complex concept whose meaning evolved in Vedic and Upanishadic times. Brahman and Purusha are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Ramanuja
Ramanuja (Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmānuja; 1077 – 1157), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer.
Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary is a large American dictionary, first published in 1966 as The Random House Dictionary of the English Language: The Unabridged Edition.
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Reality
Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within the universe, as opposed to that which is only imaginary, nonexistent or nonactual.
Rigveda
The Rigveda or Rig Veda (ऋग्वेद,, from ऋच्, "praise" and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas).
Root (linguistics)
A root (or root word or radical) is the core of a word that is irreducible into more meaningful elements.
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Rosen Publishing
The Rosen Publishing Group is an American publisher specializing in educational books catering to readers from pre-Kindergarten through grade 12.
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Saṃsāra (Buddhism)
Saṃsāra (संसार, saṃsāra; also samsara) in Buddhism and Hinduism is the beginningless cycle of repeated birth, mundane existence and dying again.
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Saccidānanda
Saccidānanda (सच्चिदानन्द; also Sat-cit-ānanda) is an epithet and description for the subjective experience of the ultimate unchanging reality, called Brahman,Devadutta Kali (2005), Devimahatmyam: In Praise of the Goddess, Motilal Banarsidass,, page 365, Quote: "Saccidananda, being-consciousness-bliss, a threefold epithet attempting to describe the unitary, indescribable Brahman". Brahman and Saccidānanda are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Saguna brahman
Saguna brahman ('The Absolute with qualities'; from Sanskrit 'with qualities', guna 'quality', and Brahman 'the Absolute') is a concept of ultimate reality in Hinduism, close to the concept of immanence, the manifested divine presence. Brahman and Saguna brahman are Hindu philosophical concepts and Names of God in Hinduism.
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Samhita
Samhita (IAST: Saṃhitā) literally means "put together, joined, union", a "collection", and "a methodically, rule-based combination of text or verses".
Samkhya
Samkhya or Sankhya (sāṃkhya) is a dualistic orthodox school of Hindu philosophy. Brahman and Samkhya are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
Sarvastivada
The Sarvāstivāda (𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀤; Sabbatthivāda;สรวาสติวาท) was one of the early Buddhist schools established around the reign of Ashoka (third century BCE).
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (5 September 188817 April 1975; natively Radhakrishnayya) was an Indian politician, philosopher and statesman who served as the second president of India from 1962 to 1967.
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Shiva
Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis. Brahman and Shiva are Names of God in Hinduism.
Shvetashvatara Upanishad
The Shvetashvatara Upanishad (श्वेताश्वतरोपनिषद्) is an ancient Sanskrit text embedded in the Yajurveda.
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Sikhism
Sikhism, also known as Sikhi (ਸਿੱਖੀ,, from translit), is a monotheistic religion and philosophy, that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE.
Sino-Platonic Papers
Sino-Platonic Papers is a scholarly monographic series published by the University of Pennsylvania.
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Soteriology
Soteriology (σωτηρία "salvation" from σωτήρ "savior, preserver" and λόγος "study" or "word") is the study of religious doctrines of salvation.
Space
Space is a three-dimensional continuum containing positions and directions.
SUNY Press
The State University of New York Press (more commonly referred to as the SUNY Press) is a university press affiliated with the State University of New York system.
Syncretism
Syncretism is the practice of combining different beliefs and various schools of thought.
Tao
In various Chinese religions and philosophies, the Tao or Dao is the natural lessons of the universe that one's intuition must discern to realize the potential for individual wisdom and spiritual growth, as conceived in the context of East Asian philosophy, religion, and related traditions. This seeing of life cannot be grasped as a concept. Brahman and Tao are Conceptions of God.
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Tao Te Ching
The Tao Te Ching or Laozi is a Chinese classic text and foundational work of Taoism traditionally credited to the sage Laozi, though the text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated.
Taoism
Taoism or Daoism is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao—generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality.
Tattva
According to various Indian schools of philosophy, tattvas are the elements or aspects of reality that constitute human experience. Brahman and tattva are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Teleology
Teleology (from, and)Partridge, Eric.
Theosophy
Theosophy is a religious and philosophical system established in the United States in the late 19th century. Brahman and Theosophy are Conceptions of God.
Transcendence (religion)
In religion, transcendence is the aspect of existence that is completely independent of the material universe, beyond all known physical laws. Brahman and transcendence (religion) are Conceptions of God.
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Trimurti
The Trimurti is the trinity of supreme divinity in Hinduism, in which the cosmic functions of creation, preservation, and destruction are personified as a triad of deities. Brahman and Trimurti are Hindu philosophical concepts and Names of God in Hinduism.
Ultimate reality
Ultimate reality is "the supreme, final, and fundamental power in all reality". Brahman and Ultimate reality are Conceptions of God.
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Universe
The universe is all of space and time and their contents.
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania, commonly referenced as Penn or UPenn, is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Upanishads
The Upanishads (उपनिषद्) are late Vedic and post-Vedic Sanskrit texts that "document the transition from the archaic ritualism of the Veda into new religious ideas and institutions" and the emergence of the central religious concepts of Hinduism.
Vaikuntha
Vaikuntha (translit), also called Vishnuloka, and Tirunatu (Tirunāṭu) in Tamil, is the abode of Vishnu, the supreme deity in the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism,Gavin Flood, (1996).
Vaisheshika
Vaisheshika (IAST: Vaiśeṣika;; वैशेषिक) is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy from ancient India.
Varna (Hinduism)
Varṇa (वर्ण), in the context of Hinduism, refers to a social class within a hierarchical traditional Hindu society.
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Vedanta
Vedanta (वेदान्त), also known as Uttara Mīmāṃsā, is one of the six orthodox (''āstika'') traditions of textual exegesis and Hindu philosophy. Brahman and Vedanta are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Vedas
The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the ''Atharvaveda''. The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.
Vedic priesthood
Priests of the Vedic religion are officiants of the yajna service.
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Vedic Sanskrit
Vedic Sanskrit, also simply referred as the Vedic language, is an ancient language of the Indo-Aryan subgroup of the Indo-European language family.
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Victor H. Mair
Victor Henry Mair (born March 25, 1943) is an American area studies scholar.
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Vishishtadvaita
Vishishtadvaita (IAST; विशिष्टाद्वैत) is a school of Hindu philosophy belonging to the Vedanta tradition.
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Vishnu
Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. Brahman and Vishnu are Names of God in Hinduism.
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi
The Vivekachudamani is a philosophical treatise within the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism, traditionally attributed to the Vedāntic philosopher Adi Shankara, though this attribution has been questioned and mostly rejected by scholarship.
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Yajna
Yajna (also pronounced as Yag) (lit) in Hinduism refers to any ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras.
Yoga
Yoga (lit) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciousness untouched by the mind (Chitta) and mundane suffering (Duḥkha). Brahman and Yoga are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Yoga (philosophy)
Yoga philosophy is one of the six major orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy,Maurice Phillips (Published as Max Muller collection), The Evolution of Hinduism,, PhD.
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Yogachara
Yogachara (योगाचार, IAST) is an influential tradition of Buddhist philosophy and psychology emphasizing the study of cognition, perception, and consciousness through the interior lens of meditation, as well as philosophical reasoning (hetuvidyā).
See also
Names of God in Hinduism
- 108 Names of Ganesh
- Acintya
- Bhagavan
- Brahman
- Deva (Hinduism)
- Devi
- Ekam
- Gayatri
- Ishvara
- Krishna
- Names of Shiva
- Paramatman
- Parameshvara (epithet)
- Rama
- Saguna brahman
- Sahasranama
- Shakti
- Shiva
- Surya
- Svayam Bhagavan
- Tridevi
- Trimurti
- Vamana
- Virabhadra
- Vishnu
- Yogeshvara
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman
Also known as Atman-Brahman, Brachman, Brahmam, Brahman (god), Brahman's, Universal Spirit, .
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