2.the beliefs and practices of Hindu adherents to the Tantras in place of the Vedas, especially magic rituals for healing, averting evil, and union with the female creative principle.— Tantrist,n.— Tantric,adj. thuggeeism,thuggee
final stages of enlightenment, the kundalini shakti rises to meet Shiva at the crown chakra as the disciple finally achieves Nirvikalpa Samadhi. At the end of the cycle of Universe, Shiva again becomes active and destroys the structures of the old Universe to make way for rebirth and renewal....
according to which the individual reaps the results of his good and bad actions through a series of lifetimes (seetransmigration of souls). Also universally accepted is the goal ofmokshaormukti,liberation from suffering and from the compulsion to rebirth, which is attainable through elimination of ...
Hindus hold to the concepts of karma and samsara, or the eternal cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (the universal law of cause and effect). The belief that people’s actions and thoughts directly impact their present and future lives is one of religion’s main principles. Hindus in India...
he plucked and dropped its leaves to stay alert. The tree was a bilva, The leaves happened to fall on a Sivalinga, and it was the night of Sivaratri. That all-night worship of God, though inadvertent, earned the hunter liberation from rebirth. Siva accepts devotees irrespective of their...
Beings after they die enter astral world, they enter the physical body according to their past tendencies. Those souls which have burnt all tendencies do not have to take rebirth. Those who intentionally take birth to help other souls to advance spiritually are called 'avatars'. Rama, Krishna,...
(iv) Acceptance by all systems of Hindu philosophy the belief in rebirth and pre-existence. (v) Recognition of the fact that the means or ways to salvation are many. (vi) Realization of the truth that Gods to be worshipped may be large, yet there being Hindus who do not believe in ...
other early schools too. It’s also the most natural reading of how the 12-link version of dependent origination in the suttas is presented. If you wanted a modern schismatic view it would be the idea that dependent origination is all momentary, or that it has nothing to do with rebirth....
love, beauty, joy and prosperity. One of the most compelling stories in Hindu mythology is that of the Churning of the Milky Ocean, it is the story of the gods versus the demons and their fight to gain immortality through an elixir in the seas. It also tells of the rebirth of Laxmi....
And finally there are Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, who have conquered illusion and escaped rebirth.”“Wonderful!” cried the Monkey King. “Maybe I can become all three!” He considered a moment, then said, “I think I’ll start with the Immortals. I’ll search the earth till I’ve found...