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Adamantine body 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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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Adamantine Body is denoted by the Sanskrit term Vajradeha, according to the twelfth chapter of the Mālinīvijayottaratantra (12.22-24).—Accordingly [in an extensive passage on the ‘terrestrial concentration’], the Yogin is instructed to visualize his own body as having the qualities of the earth element, which in this case has the appearance of gold, four corners and is marked by thunderbolts. By doing so for three years, he gains an adamantine body (vajradeha).
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Full-text: Vajradeha, Turyashra, Parthividharana, Hemasankasha, Vajralanchita, Saranugata, Gunakarasamadhi, Shirisha, Shivakala, Avatirna, Dvatrimshadevi, Paramashiva, Dvatrimsha, Merumarga, Sudipta, Shodashajna.
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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Defeat of Kṣupa < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 21 - Eulogy of Lord Śiva < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 52 - The sacrificial horse is let loose < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
34th Imperishable, The Presence of Recollection Concerned with the Body
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter V - On the Adamantine Body < [Section One]
Chapter XIII - On Letters < [Section Two]
Chapter II - On Cunda < [Section One]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)