Understanding, Understand: 2 definitions
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Understanding means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the VisnudharmottarapuranaUnderstanding and Writing (of code words and words in particular way), as part of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kamasutra of Vatsyayana.—Cf the Sanskrit Akṣaramuṣṭikākathana.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The history of Indian Art covers approximately five thousand years which presents a rich and almost continuous record. The references of sixty four kinds of Kala (कला, kalā) are found in the Bhagavatapurana, Shaiva-Tantras, Kamasutra of Vatsyayana etc.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Shaivism)(One’s faculty of) Understanding is denoted by the Sanskrit term Hṛdaya.—In his commentary to the Svacchandatantra (11.197), Kṣemarāja provides the following definition: “Kuhaka is that which causes astonishment and convinces those of limited understanding (mita-hṛdaya). It is chiefly magic”. In his commentary on the Netratantra (18.89), Kṣemarāja glosses kuhakāni as: “Deceitful (things) such as amulets of control, witches, etc.”. These glosses affirm that kuhaka can be understood more specifically to mean an astonishing, magical feat rather than its general sense of something that causes astonishment, the latter definition being that of Dhātupāṭha 10.443.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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Ends with: Limited understanding, Wrong understanding.
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Buddha, the Word (by Nyanatiloka Mahathera)
Part 1 - First Step < [Part 2 - The Eightfold Path]
Part 1 - The Four Noble Truths
Part 7 - Seventh Step < [Part 2 - The Eightfold Path]
Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya) (by Ganganatha Jha)
Section 7.17 (seventeenth khaṇḍa) (one text) < [Chapter 7 - Seventh Adhyāya]
Section 7.7 (seventh khaṇḍa) (four texts) < [Chapter 8 - Eighth Adhyāya]
Section 7.22 (twenty-second khaṇḍa) (one text) < [Chapter 7 - Seventh Adhyāya]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 10.42 < [Chapter 10 - Vibhūti-yoga (appreciating the opulences of the Supreme Lord)]
Verse 7.2 < [Chapter 7 - Vijñāna-Yoga (Yoga through Realization of Transcendental Knowledge)]
Verse 3.29 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]
The Buddhist Teaching on Physical Phenomena (by Nina van Gorkom)
Fundamentals of Vipassana Meditation (by Venerable Mahāsi Sayādaw)
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