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1. atman, n. View full entry 1785
...The self or soul; the supreme principle of life in the universe....
2. guna, n. View full entry 1804
...In Sanskrit Grammar, the middle grade of an ablaut-series of vowels; by the native Indian grammarians viewed as produced from the weak grade by the prefixing of the vowel ...
3. hatha-yoga, n. View full entry 1818
...A system of exercises and control of breathing forming part of the Hindu religious philosophy of yoga....
4. jiva, n. View full entry 1807
...Life, the soul, the self; the vital principle....
5. Mimamsa, n. View full entry 1788
...One of the six systems of orthodox Hindu philosophy, which was founded by Jaimini and bases itself on the interpretation of Vedic ritual and text....
6. Nyaya, n. View full entry 1788
...One of the six systems of orthodox Hindu philosophy, ascribed to Gautama and based on logic and the analysis of the nature of knowledge. Also: an individual maxim or aphorism within this...
7. samadhi, n. View full entry 1795
...The state of union with creation into which a perfected yogi or holy man is said to pass at his apparent death....
8. samsara, n. View full entry 1886
...The endless cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound; also attrib....
9. samskara, n. View full entry 1807
...A purificatory ceremony or rite marking a stage or an event in life; one of twelve rites enjoined on the first three classes of the Brahman caste....
10. samyama, n. View full entry 1828
...The name given to the three final stages of meditation in yoga, which lead on to samadhi, or the state of union....
11. Sankhya, n. View full entry 1788
...One of the six orthodox systems of Hindu philosophy, based on a dualism of matter and soul....
12. satsang, n. View full entry 1929
...A spiritual discourse, a sacred gathering....
13. Veˈdanta, n. View full entry 1788
...One of the leading systems of Hindu philosophy. Also attrib....
