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Hinayana Hinayana (: “inferior vehicle”) is a term coined by the , which appeared publicly around the 1st century CE. There are differing views on the use and meaning of the term, both among scholars and within Buddhism. Table of Contents In brief Hinayana is used as a name to refer variously (to one or…

Bhakti yoga Bhakti yoga is the term for the spiritual practice of fostering of loving devotion to , called *bhakti*. Traditionally there are 9 forms of bhakti yoga. Hindu movements in which bhakti yoga is the main practice are called bhakti moveme. Table of Contents The Philosophy and Development of Bhakti Bhakti is the Hindu…

Brahman In the Vedantic (and subsequently Yogic) schools of Hinduism, Brahman is the signifying name given to the concept of the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality that is the Divine Ground of all being. It is regarded as the source and sum of the cosmos, that constricted by time, space, and causation, as pure…

Mantra A mantra is a syllable or poem, typically from the language. Their use varies according to the school and philosophy associated with the mantra. They are primarily used as spiritual conduits, words and vibrations that instill one-pointed concentration in the devotee. Other purposes have included religious ceremonies to accumulating wealth, avoiding danger, or eliminating…

Monotheism Monotheism (in Greek *monon* = single and *Theos* = God) is the belief in a single, universal, all-encompassing . Various forms of monotheism exist, including: , a term that usually refers to the belief in a ‘personal’ god, that is, a single god with a distinctive personality, rather than just a divine force. is…

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (born of noble birth in Cologne September 14 1486, died in Grenoble February 18 1535) was a and writer, , and . He may also be considered as an early feminist. He was for some time in the service of Maximilian, but devoted mainly to the study…

James George Frazer Sir James George Frazer (January 1, 1854 – May 7, 1941 ), a social anthropologist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion, was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He studied at Glasgow University and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with honors in Classics (his dissertation…

Zodiac A 16th c. woodcut detail showing the symbolic glyphs of the twelve Zodiacal signs and their seven planetary rulersThe Zodiac (Gk. *zoidiakos*, or “circle of images of living things”) refers to the twelve constellations that fall on the plane of the (the path the sun takes across the sky over the course of the…

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Category:Gnostic terms Important Terms in Gnosticism Summarize. Articles in category “Gnostic terms” There are 1 articles in this category. G